HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDPHIHealth (basic)Financial accountMediumActive

Eric Buchanan & Associates, PLLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 13, 2024

Filed

Mar 7, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

63%

Full breach record for Eric Buchanan & Associates, PLLC →2 incidents on file

Eric Buchanan & Associates, PLLC, a law firm, disclosed a data breach affecting client files. Unauthorized access occurred between September 4, 2024, and November 13, 2024. The firm detected suspicious activity on November 13, 2024, and engaged third-party forensic experts and law enforcement. Impacted data includes names, SSNs, health/medical information, and financial account details. The firm is offering one year of Experian IdentityWorks monitoring. The investigation is ongoing.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 70 days

Sep 4, 2024

Begins

Nov 13, 2024

Discovered

Mar 7, 2025

Filed

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

Indiana State AGbd_31fab5f4433b63e02025-03-07Verified
Maine State AGbd_3f3d04643dbf5e162025-03-07Candidate
Maryland State AGbd_d4d69ca2f00b58dc2025-03-07Verified

Name: Eric Buchanan & Associates, PLLC
norm: eric buchanan associates

Name: Eric Buchanan & Associates, PLLC
norm: eric buchanan associates
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 13, 2024
Breach occurred: Sep 4, 2024 – Nov 13, 2024
Undetected for: 70 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 10, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPHIHealth (basic)Financial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged third-party experts to investigate the scope of the incident
Engaged a data-review firm to review the content of those files
Notified law enforcement
Changes made: Offered a complimentary 1-year membership to Experian IdentityWorks
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

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 AGMar 7 · first

Maine State AGMar 7 · first

Maryland State AGMar 7 · first

Nebraska State AGMar 7 · 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://nebraska.gov/ago/data-breach/documents/Eric Buchanan Template Notification.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 7, 2025
Raw hash: 212a964b5614bab310b18c4d430fe4a042898f3a47b2fa04f0835857ea43d54a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEric Buchanan & Associates, PLLC

Victim entityEric Buchanan & Associates, PLLC

Incidentdiscovered Nov 13, 2024

Stated responseEngaged third-party experts to investigate the scope of the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancenebraska.gov