HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

KTU&A Planning & Landscape Architecture

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 7, 2023

Filed

Mar 22, 2024

To disclose

24 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for KTU&A Planning & Landscape Architecture →

KTU&A Planning & Landscape Architecture notified consumers of a cybersecurity incident occurring October 5-7, 2023. An unknown criminal actor gained access to the network, potentially exposing names and Social Security numbers of current and former employees. The company engaged forensic investigators and is offering credit monitoring services. No evidence of actual misuse was found.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday24 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

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 24 weeks / 167 days

Oct 5, 2023

Begins

Oct 7, 2023

Discovered

Mar 22, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_c11625309f7e1d7b2024-03-22Verified

Name: KTU&A Planning & Landscape Architecture
norm: ktu a planning landscape architecture

Name: KTU&A Planning & Landscape Architecture
norm: ktu a planning landscape architecture
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 7, 2023
Breach occurred: Oct 5, 2023 – Oct 7, 2023
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 22, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notice with Vermont Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took immediate steps to secure our network
Engaged cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation
Enlisted a leading, independent cybersecurity firm to conduct a forensic investigation
Offering you access to complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented several measures to enhance our security posture and reduce the risk of similar future incidents
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 weeks(167 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 · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGMar 22 · first

Vermont State AGMar 22 · first · 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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-03-22-ktua-planning-landscape-architecture-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 22, 2024
Raw hash: d79d9047f27e3fd89db97fd66a79545d6b7e1636ed13171dc30b5743195f2a27

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKTU&A Planning & Landscape Architecture

Victim entityKTU&A Planning & Landscape Architecture

Incidentdiscovered Oct 7, 2023

Stated responseTook immediate steps to secure our network

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov