HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesPhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedTargetedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDPHIMediumContained

Waters & Kraus, LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 10, 2020

Filed

Jan 13, 2021

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

522state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for Waters & Kraus, LLP →

Waters & Kraus LLP reported a phishing incident affecting 522 Washington residents. Unauthorized access to employee email accounts occurred between Dec 5, 2019 and May 15, 2020. Data accessed included names, SSNs, driver's licenses, and medical info. Notification sent Jan 13, 2021.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d5 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 371 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 34 days

Dec 5, 2019

Begins

Dec 10, 2020

Discovered

Jan 13, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

15 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_1eab7c847add3fe72021-01-13Verified
California State AGbd_7d7e4c40b09958402021-01-13Verified
Indiana State AGbd_8bddbc21be35cf832021-01-13Verified
Maine State AGbd_c907af0451e3804d2021-01-13Verified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_ebf691dc4f49bac92021-01-13Verified
Hawaii State AGbd_7cc5f3c2983e5d412021-01-14 · +1dVerified

Name: BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
norm: baker hostetler
Industry: Legal

Name: Waters & Kraus, LLP
norm: waters kraus
Industry: Legal
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 10, 2020
Breach occurred: Dec 5, 2019 – May 15, 2020
Undetected for: 371 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 13, 2021
Affected individuals: 522state-resident count only
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDPHI
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberMedical information
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 300-399dexposure 100-199d
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the Washington Attorney General
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Took steps to secure the employees’ email accounts
Began an investigation with the assistance of a cybersecurity firm
Reviewed the contents of emails and attachments to identify individuals whose information may have been accessible
Mailing notification letters to Washington residents
Offering a one-year membership in complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to further enhance the security of its network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(34 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >30d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Montana State AGJan 13 · first

California State AGJan 13 · first

Indiana State AGJan 13 · first

Maine State AGJan 13 · first

Massachusetts State AGJan 13 · first

Washington State AGJan 13 · first · this page

Hawaii State AG+1d

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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachM10390.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 13, 2021
Raw hash: 10ec4de14e79c4621e3c40986d7409f67a741ad195ea67522173178452f695fb

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBAKER & HOSTETLER LLP

Victim entityWaters & Kraus, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Dec 10, 2020

Stated responseTook steps to secure the employees’ email accounts

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com