HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountEmploymentMediumContained

Ondracek & Company

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 6, 2017

Filed

Mar 13, 2017

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Ondracek & Company →

Ondracek & Company experienced unauthorized access to its systems via Remote Desktop Protocol between November 21, 2016, and February 6, 2017. The company discovered the incident on February 6, 2017, when clients reported IRS notifications regarding fraudulent tax returns. Affected data included names, SSNs, DOBs, addresses, employment info, and bank account details. The company engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement and regulators, and offered credit monitoring.

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California clockDiscovered Feb 6, 2017 → Notified Mar 15, 201737d ✓ CA 60-day OK5 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 77 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 35 days

Nov 21, 2016

Begins

Feb 6, 2017

Discovered

Mar 13, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_f0e6b9344aca60322017-03-13Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_f19d5829f65386da2017-03-14 · +1dVerified

Name: Ondracek & Company
norm: ondracek

Name: Ondracek & Company
norm: ondracek
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 6, 2017
Breach occurred: Nov 21, 2016 – Feb 6, 2017
Undetected for: 77 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 15, 2017
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountEmployment
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the FBINotified the IRSNotified the FTBNotified all applicable state agencies
Initial access: external_remote_services

During the incident: Contacted our IT consultant
Immediately changed all system passwords and user information
Started running scans and reviewing our systems to identify any malicious malware on our network
Contacted the IRS and FTB
Hired a specialized forensic IT firm for additional investigation
Notified you of the unauthorized access to your information via email
Notified the FBI, the IRS, the FTB, all three credit bureaus, all applicable state agencies
Reviewing office policies and procedures to ensure all security measures are taken to avoid such an incident from occurring again
Will work with law enforcement
Changes made: Reviewing office policies and procedures to ensure all security measures are taken to avoid such an incident from occurring again
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(35 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 37d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Feb 6, 2017
→ Notified: Mar 15, 2017
37d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Feb 6, 2017 → Notified: Mar 15, 2017	37d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Montana State AGMar 13 · first

California State AGMar 13 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-66889
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 13, 2017
Raw hash: 7e92618a33b80fce0537620bd1992a4ed3fbfe2ced358e2133d08c502862cfce

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityOndracek & Company

Victim entityOndracek & Company

Incidentdiscovered Feb 6, 2017

Stated responseContacted our IT consultant

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov