HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Smyser Kaplan & Veselka

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 1, 2022

Filed

Jun 5, 2023

To disclose

40 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

64%

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Smyser Kaplan & Veselka notified consumers of a September 2022 data breach where an unauthorized actor accessed the network and acquired documents. The investigation confirmed access to names and potentially government IDs and financial account numbers. The firm reported the incident to the FBI, engaged forensic specialists, and offered credit monitoring services.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday40 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

Sep 26, 2022

Begins

Apr 11, 2023

Scope determined

Jun 5, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+22 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_15c1d8b55d6f671f2023-07-05 · +30dVerified
Maine State AGbd_1a61f7c237d5c11d2023-07-05 · +30dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_9fb33156d89451252023-07-05 · +30dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_d69998c96dda71d62023-07-05 · +30dVerified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_cf25679c63b075ec2023-07-10 · +35dVerified

Name: Smyser Kaplan & Veselka
norm: smyser kaplan veselka

Name: Smyser Kaplan & Veselka
norm: smyser kaplan veselka
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 1, 2022
Breach occurred: Sep 26, 2022
Materiality determined: Apr 11, 2023
Notification sent: Jul 5, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Vermont Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Initiated a comprehensive investigation with assistance from external computer forensic specialists
Reported the activity to the FBI
Offering complimentary credit monitoring services
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 40 weeks(277 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
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 · 6 filings · 6 states

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Vermont State AGJun 5 · first · this page

Montana State AG+30d

Maine State AG+30d

Massachusetts State AG+30d

Indiana State AG+30d

New Hampshire State AG+35d

Pattern: first filing Jun 5 (VT), last Jul 10 (NH) — a 35-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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-06-05-smyser-kaplan-veselka-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 5, 2023
Raw hash: 882dc46422cd6057e6e3e642b483df5d66ddadb75f79a364a15b2e2999ef1995

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySmyser Kaplan & Veselka

Victim entitySmyser Kaplan & Veselka

Incidentdiscovered Sep 1, 2022

Stated responseInitiated a comprehensive investigation with assistance from external computer forensic specialists

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov