HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighActive

Dodds Hennessy & Stith, LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 1, 2021

Filed

Apr 19, 2021

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

11,285state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

63%

Full breach record for Dodds Hennessy & Stith, LLC →

Dodds, Hennessy, & Stith, LLC notified clients in April 2021 that unauthorized access to its computer network was discovered in February 2021. The incident potentially exposed client names, SSNs, driver's license numbers, and EINs. The firm engaged a security firm, notified law enforcement, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring. Investigation was ongoing at the time of notification.

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South Carolina clock✓ SC CRA notice due11 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

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 77 days

Feb 1, 2021

Discovered

Apr 19, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

8 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_2d811e887e0fdfc12021-04-27 · +8dVerified
Maine State AGbd_5a5f4990f38b51e12021-04-27 · +8dVerified
Maine State AGbd_9eb076f2b88e03902021-04-27 · +8dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_010eabb2448e8fd82021-03-26 · +24dVerified

Name: Dodds Hennessy & Stith, LLC
norm: dodds hennessy stith
Domain: dhs-lawfirm.com

Name: Dodds Hennessy & Stith, LLC
norm: dodds hennessy stith
Domain: dhs-lawfirm.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 1, 2021
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 1, 2021
Affected individuals: 11,285state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported to law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Retained an outside computer security firm to conduct an investigation
Reported the incident to law enforcement
Reviewed computer security with the assistance of the computer security firm
Evaluating internal policies and procedures
Arranged for identity theft protection services for 12 months at no cost
Changes made: Reviewed computer security to identify areas in which security can be improved
Evaluating internal policies and procedures to identify areas of potential improvement
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(77 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: SC CRA notice due
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 · 5 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGMar 26 · first

South Carolina State AG+24d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+32d

Maine State AG+32d

Pattern: first filing Mar 26 (IN), last Apr 27 (ME) — a 32-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://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Business%20Resources%20Laws/Related%20Laws/Breaches/2021/DoddsHennessyandStithLawfirm.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 19, 2021
Raw hash: 79e9b0d46d8f50d3c6ccab99a005b576e2b846ec2c4acfa441fe689de64a2ab9

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDodds Hennessy & Stith, LLC

Victim entityDodds Hennessy & Stith, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 1, 2021

Stated responseRetained an outside computer security firm to conduct an investigation

ComplianceSC CRA notice due

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov