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

Garfield & Hecht

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 14, 2021

Filed

Nov 10, 2022

To disclose

52 weeks

Affected

33state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Garfield & Hecht →

Garfield & Hecht, P.C. notified clients of unauthorized network access occurring between Oct 31 and Nov 14, 2021. Investigation concluded Nov 1, 2022 confirmed exfiltration of full names and SSNs/financial data. Firm engaged outside cybersecurity professionals and offered 1-year Equifax credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 14 days

discovery → filing · 52 weeks / 361 days

Oct 31, 2021

Begins

Nov 14, 2021

Discovered

Nov 10, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+33 wks slower

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

Indiana State AGbd_2a86c2a05ba6df662022-11-11 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_80785736693828782022-11-15 · +5dVerified
Maine State AGbd_ecacddef719e55bf2022-11-15 · +5dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_d4241316cdfb3f582022-11-21 · +11dVerified

Name: Garfield & Hecht
norm: garfield hecht

Name: Garfield & Hecht
norm: garfield hecht
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 14, 2021
Breach occurred: Oct 31, 2021 – Nov 14, 2021
Undetected for: 14 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 33state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals
Offering a complimentary one-year membership in Equifax Credit Watch Gold
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance security and privacy
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 52 weeks(361 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Montana State AGNov 10 · first · this page

Indiana State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+5d

Maine State AG+5d

New Hampshire State AG+11d

Pattern: first filing Nov 10 (MT), last Nov 21 (NH) — a 11-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-Notification-Letter-738.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 10, 2022
Raw hash: 4c5de48a600faf91aad9070f889892b91460ed55edf3e09b597f089801d1a68d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGarfield & Hecht

Victim entityGarfield & Hecht

Incidentdiscovered Nov 14, 2021

Stated responseLaunched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov