HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 12, 2020

Filed

Jul 2, 2020

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected

6state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC →

Howard & Howard Attorneys, PLLC notified the NH AG of unauthorized access to an employee email account between Feb 1-12, 2020. 6 NH residents' SSNs were exposed. Notification began June 30, 2020, offering 1 year of Experian credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 11 days

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 141 days

Feb 1, 2020

Begins

Feb 12, 2020

Discovered

Jul 2, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

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

Massachusetts State AGbd_9b29dfd82a3fba5f2020-07-01 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_2a4c027b716356002020-06-30 · +2dVerified

Name: BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
norm: baker hostetler

Name: HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC
norm: howard howard attorneys
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 12, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 1, 2020 – Feb 12, 2020
Undetected for: 11 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 30, 2020
Affected individuals: 6state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Secured the employee's email account
Launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the incident
A computer security firm was engaged to assist
Searched the contents of the account to identify documents containing personal information
Established a dedicated call center
Changes made: Taking steps to enhance its existing security protocols
Re-educating its staff for awareness on these types of incidents
Offering the New Hampshire individuals a complimentary, one-year membership to credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(141 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGJun 30 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+2d · this page

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/howard-howard-attorneys-20200702.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 2, 2020
Raw hash: 670504db924d37cc074d5dcf8bd53a7ae7b48b5647f97150186d96d980491134

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBAKER & HOSTETLER LLP

Victim entityHOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 12, 2020

Stated responseSecured the employee's email account

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov