HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

The Bernstein Companies

bd_c55b2a5f0313b564 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Dec 29, 2023

Filed

Apr 4, 2024

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The Bernstein Companies →

The Bernstein Companies notified affected individuals of a data breach discovered on December 29, 2023. Unauthorized access compromised personal information of employees and investors. The company engaged forensic investigators, secured the network, reset credentials, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring services.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 97 days

Dec 29, 2023

Discovered

Apr 4, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_bc6364e26b19a7092024-04-04Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_73417f401c1e351e2024-04-08 · +4dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_e8e046cd635334fe2024-02-12 · +52dVerified

Name: The Bernstein Companies
norm: the bernstein companies

Name: The Bernstein Companies
norm: the bernstein companies
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 29, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 12, 2024
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged a specialized cybersecurity incident response firm to secure its network and conduct a forensic investigation
Disconnected all access to our network
Changed administrative credentials
Restored operations in a safe and secure mode
Enhanced the security measures
Providing access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Enhanced the security measures
Took steps and will continue to take steps to mitigate the risk of future harm
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(97 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGFeb 12 · first

Massachusetts State AG+52d

Montana State AG+52d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+56d

Pattern: first filing Feb 12 (IN), last Apr 8 (NH) — a 56-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-1266.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 4, 2024
Raw hash: 456e5f1eeb9d267a8618c86881137638cb24a1d031be0e15e2d116e636877a5d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Bernstein Companies

Victim entityThe Bernstein Companies

Incidentdiscovered Dec 29, 2023

Stated responseEngaged a specialized cybersecurity incident response firm to secure its network and conduct a forensic investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov