HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Sewell & Neal PLLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 22, 2021

Filed

Aug 26, 2022

To disclose

40 weeks

Affected

16state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Sewell & Neal PLLC →

Sewell & Neal PLLC notified Montana residents of unauthorized network access occurring Nov 9-23, 2021, detected Nov 22, 2021. Files containing names were accessed. The firm engaged forensic investigators, contained the threat, and offered IDX identity theft protection services. No evidence of misuse was found.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 13 days

discovery → filing · 40 weeks / 277 days

Nov 9, 2021

Begins

Nov 22, 2021

Discovered

Aug 26, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+22 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_8eb22c3f88a882fd2022-08-26Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_a70b2944afa6e4482022-08-26Verified
Maine State AGbd_afde3bd94c1dc3f92022-08-26Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_cafb8b90136ed0832022-08-26Verified

Name: Sewell & Neal PLLC
norm: sewell neal

Name: Sewell & Neal PLLC
norm: sewell neal
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 22, 2021
Breach occurred: Nov 9, 2021 – Nov 23, 2021
Undetected for: 13 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 22, 2022
Affected individuals: 16state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Contained the threat by disabling all unauthorized access to our network
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Offering a complimentary membership of identity theft protection services through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 40 weeks(277 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

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGAug 26 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 26 · first

Maine State AGAug 26 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 26 · first

Montana State AGAug 26 · 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-Notification-Letter-519.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 26, 2022
Raw hash: 9f117e62c2c1e5192a5b3b115e3347ae41b3fa2b69115af0b9cf99f4b014c6c3

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySewell & Neal PLLC

Victim entitySewell & Neal PLLC

Incidentdiscovered Nov 22, 2021

Stated responseContained the threat by disabling all unauthorized access to our network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov