HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Deed Research, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 25, 2025

Filed

May 2, 2025

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Deed Research, Inc. →2 incidents on file

Deed Research, Inc. notified consumers of a data security incident identified on January 25, 2025, involving unauthorized access to servers. The breach potentially exposed personal information including names, SSNs, dates of birth, financial account numbers, and driver's licenses. Deed Research engaged forensic specialists, cooperated with law enforcement, and is offering 12 months of credit monitoring services to affected individuals.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday14 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

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 97 days

Jan 25, 2025

Discovered

May 2, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_5f4cb2258f56e6242025-05-02Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_9f93e95d817f671f2025-05-02Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_d7d660cfeaca006a2025-05-02Verified

Name: Deed Research, Inc.
norm: deed research

Name: Deed Research, Inc.
norm: deed research
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 25, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 2, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Vermont Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged independent computer forensic specialists
Implemented incident response protocols
Cooperating with law enforcement
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: Changing passwords
Deploying endpoint detection and monitoring tools
Implementing other security controls
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(97 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 · 4 filings · 4 states

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Maine State AGMay 2 · first

Indiana State AGMay 2 · first

Nebraska State AGMay 2 · first

Vermont State AGMay 2 · 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/2025-05-02-deed-research-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 2, 2025
Raw hash: 5a44dd17fa07a61f6875c46536f91ea20a0e46c243d92320a181c72b70c6a3ad

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDeed Research, Inc.

Victim entityDeed Research, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 25, 2025

Stated responseEngaged independent computer forensic specialists

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov