MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareTastylockData EncryptedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Kraus Associates, Inc. d/b/a AK Associates

bd_db8f4513904090d2 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 26, 2017

Filed

Jan 26, 2018

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1324 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Kraus Associates, Inc. d/b/a AK Associates notified the NH AG of a ransomware incident (Tastylock) affecting one computer. The incident occurred on Dec 23, 2017, and was discovered on Dec 26, 2017. PII of 132 individuals (employees, spouses, dependents) was on the computer, including SSNs and bank account numbers. No ransom was paid. Data was restored from backups. Forensic investigators concluded data export was unlikely but not ruled out. Notices sent Jan 26, 2018.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 31 days

Dec 23, 2017

Begins

Dec 26, 2017

Discovered

Jan 26, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed132 affectedView incident

Name: MCLANE MIDDLETON, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
norm: mclane middleton professional

Name: Kraus Associates, Inc. d/b/a AK Associates
norm: kraus associates
Domain: krausinc.com
Also named: Kraus Associates, Inc.dba oflegal entity
AK Associatesdba oftrade name
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 26, 2017
Breach occurred: Dec 23, 2017
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 26, 2018
Affected individuals: 132state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General

During the incident: Notified counsel
Retained a forensic company
Investigated the incident
Restored data from other sources
Isolated the affected computer
Implemented enhanced anti-virus and anti-malware applications
Modified firewall to enhance detection and prevention of malicious attacks
Conducting a comprehensive information security risk assessment
Changes made: Implemented enhanced anti-virus and anti-malware applications
Modified firewall to enhance detection and prevention of malicious attacks
Conducting a comprehensive information security risk assessment to identify and remediate other vulnerabilities
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(31 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/kraus-associates-20180126.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 26, 2018
Raw hash: f74ff681998de17e90ff3709d6d31cc523563a0f7c88e3c6f329a9d62321e4ba

Reporting entityMCLANE MIDDLETON, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

Victim entityKraus Associates, Inc. d/b/a AK Associates

Incidentdiscovered Dec 26, 2017

Stated responseNotified counsel

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov