MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancialMediumContained

Burdette, Smith, & Bish

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 12, 2017

Filed

Jun 26, 2017

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Burdette, Smith, & Bish →

Burdette Smith & Bish LLC notified the NH Attorney General of a ransomware incident discovered April 12, 2017. Unauthorized access began March 23, 2017. Client PII (SSN, DOB, financial data) was accessed. One NH resident notified. Remediation included system security enhancements and credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 20 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 75 days

Mar 23, 2017

Begins

Apr 12, 2017

Discovered

Jun 26, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_5105f20c18770d152017-06-26Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_035864956946f7df2017-07-14 · +18dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_6211405159f4bce12017-07-14 · +18dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_ad2bfc08bc6132272017-07-14 · +18dCandidate

Name: BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
norm: baker hostetler

Name: Burdette, Smith, & Bish
norm: burdette smith bish
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 12, 2017
Breach occurred: Mar 23, 2017
Undetected for: 20 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 26, 2017
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Began an investigation
Reset passwords
Removed the server from the system
Restored data from backups
Hired a leading cybersecurity firm to assist in the investigation
Established a call center
Changes made: Enhanced the security of its systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(75 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGJun 26 · first

New Hampshire State AGJun 26 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+18d

Massachusetts State AG+18d

Oregon State AG+18d

Pattern: first filing Jun 26 (MA), last Jul 14 (OR) — a 18-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/burdette-smith-bish-20170626.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 26, 2017
Raw hash: 46871d5079d43f2cb8f0d4bfaac2a81db99d8bb7132541da6c69f1abfeea7c56

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBAKER & HOSTETLER LLP

Victim entityBurdette, Smith, & Bish

Incidentdiscovered Apr 12, 2017

Stated responseBegan an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov