MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Houser, LLP

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Severity

Low

Discovered

May 9, 2023

Filed

Mar 27, 2024

To disclose

46 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

23 filings

Confidence

63%

Full breach record for Houser, LLP →

Houser LLP, a law firm, notified consumers of a data breach where unauthorized actors encrypted files and exfiltrated data between May 7-9, 2023. The incident was discovered on May 9, 2023. Affected data included names and other personal information. Houser engaged forensic specialists, reported to law enforcement, and implemented enhanced security controls including MFA and EDR. Credit monitoring services were offered to affected individuals.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday46 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 46 weeks / 323 days

May 7, 2023

Begins

May 9, 2023

Discovered

Mar 27, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+27 wks slower

This filing is one of 23 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_13a325d86f76f6f72024-03-26 · +1dVerified
Delaware State AGbd_18b5dd7e86b213522024-03-26 · +1dVerified
California State AGbd_8a4cf4dd8b36d1b42024-03-26 · +1dVerified
Maine State AGbd_c1c7841f0ee89fe52024-03-26 · +1dVerified

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 27d gap

California State AGbd_3f910d0506adf4a32024-04-12 · +16dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_521a4b0865ecc11a2024-04-12 · +16dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_5c7bcad0b397e0a12024-04-12 · +16dVerified
Delaware State AGbd_631c1acc1b5f6e812024-04-12 · +16dVerified
Maine State AGbd_b60a96892267f8cc2024-04-12 · +16dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_15d84c1e20608c802024-02-29 · +27dVerified

Showing first 10 of 22 linked disclosures.

Name: Houser
norm: houser
Domain: houser.com

Name: Houser, LLP
norm: houser
Domain: houser-law.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: May 9, 2023
Breach occurred: May 7, 2023 – May 9, 2023
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 26, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported this incident to law enforcement

During the incident: Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Reported this incident to law enforcement
Retained a vendor to conduct a comprehensive review of the files potentially copied
Offering complimentary access to credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented additional safeguards policies and procedures relating to data privacy, security and our network environment
Deployment of RocketCyber, an endpoint detection and response tool
Implemented multi-factor authentication for Outlook 365, Net Extender VPN tunnel and remote desktop connection
Added ransomware detection software
Implemented the use of phishing simulation software
Conducted vulnerability assessment and penetration testing
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 46 weeks(323 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 6 states

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South Carolina State AGFeb 29 · first

New Hampshire State AG+26d

Delaware State AG+26d

California State AG+26d

Maine State AG+26d

Vermont State AG+27d · this page

California State AG+43d

Vermont State AG+43d

New Hampshire State AG+43d

Delaware State AG+43d

Maine State AG+43d

Pattern: first filing Feb 29 (SC), last Apr 12 (ME) — a 43-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 22 — the full spread may be wider.

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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-03-27-houser-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 27, 2024
Raw hash: ae17b7619d2bc66b94da281dd515df158ce6e635fb4ecf2d179504c7265d10e5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityHouser

Victim entityHouser, LLP

Incidentdiscovered May 9, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov