HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 2, 2023

Filed

Apr 5, 2023

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates →3 incidents on file

Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates notified Montana residents of a data breach where unauthorized access occurred between April 8 and May 1, 2022. Personal information including full names and Social Security Numbers was potentially exfiltrated. The firm engaged forensic investigators and offers 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 328 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 34 days

Apr 8, 2022

Begins

Mar 2, 2023

Discovered

Apr 5, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitealphvbd_f4bd67783db0ed672022-05-04 · +336dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_7d519b33298b1b752023-04-05Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_770ee1476a2d147f2023-04-10 · +5dVerified

Name: Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates
norm: horwitz horwitz associates
Domain: horwitzlaw.com

Name: Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates
norm: horwitz horwitz associates
Domain: horwitzlaw.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 2, 2023
Breach occurred: Apr 8, 2022 – May 1, 2022
Undetected for: 328 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Providing you with access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing you with proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify our practices to enhance the security and privacy of your information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(34 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGApr 5 · first

Montana State AGApr 5 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Apr 5 (IN), last Apr 10 (NH) — a 5-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-171.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 5, 2023
Raw hash: 589c3a268a93563d4462f109f3e410a5c6b2683a151a14277e6b6319d61dcda2

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityHorwitz, Horwitz & Associates

Victim entityHorwitz, Horwitz & Associates

Incidentdiscovered Mar 2, 2023

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov