Social EngineeringProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesPhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedGovernment IDCredentialsIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Bialy/Thomas & Associates

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 16, 2017

Filed

Feb 16, 2018

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Bialy/Thomas & Associates →

Bialy/Thomas & Associates notified one Montana resident of a phishing attack that compromised an email account on or about August 22, 2017. The firm discovered the compromise on November 16, 2017. Affected data included SSNs, government IDs, and credentials. The firm secured the account, engaged forensic experts, and provided 24 months of identity protection.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 86 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 92 days

Aug 22, 2017

Begins

Nov 16, 2017

Discovered

Feb 16, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_79524bc78b78fc162018-02-20 · +4dVerified

Name: Bialy/Thomas & Associates
norm: bialy thomas associates

Name: Bialy/Thomas & Associates
norm: bialy thomas associates
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 16, 2017
Breach occurred: Aug 22, 2017
Undetected for: 86 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 16, 2018
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDCredentialsIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Secured the compromised account
Consulted with cybersecurity experts to launch an investigation
Arranged to have AllClear ID protect your identity for 24 months at no cost
Changes made: Reviewing and updating security practices
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(92 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Montana State AGFeb 16 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+4d

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/Bialy-Thomas-and-Associates.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 16, 2018
Raw hash: 5749dda5578ef5d3c50ca5b07eb881d21a0e5161fd8c136f37d590688c2fad08

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBialy/Thomas & Associates

Victim entityBialy/Thomas & Associates

Incidentdiscovered Nov 16, 2017

Stated responseSecured the compromised account

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov