PhysicalProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTheftCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

DOWNS RACHLIN MARTIN PLLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 7, 2024

Filed

Sep 6, 2024

To disclose

22 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for DOWNS RACHLIN MARTIN PLLC →

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC notified consumers that a laptop containing personal information (including unique identifiers) was stolen from a car. The incident was reported to law enforcement, and remote wipe software was activated. The firm engaged data privacy specialists to identify affected individuals. No evidence of misuse was found.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday22 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 · 22 weeks / 152 days

Apr 7, 2024

Discovered

Sep 6, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+3 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_14b56416e9169ef42024-07-15 · +53dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_393d90e4a169de832024-07-15 · +53dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_dacfd93754502b632024-07-15 · +53dCandidate

Name: DOWNS RACHLIN MARTIN PLLC
norm: downs rachlin martin
Domain: drm.com

Name: DOWNS RACHLIN MARTIN PLLC
norm: downs rachlin martin
Domain: drm.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 7, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 6, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Vermont Attorney General's Office

During the incident: Reported the incident to law enforcement
Activated software safeguards to automatically wipe the laptop's data
Undertook a comprehensive review of the data at risk with data privacy specialists
Recreated the information potentially contained on the stolen laptop to notify impacted individuals
Changes made: Reinforced with staff the importance of safeguarding information in our possession
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 weeks(152 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 · 3 states

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New Hampshire State AGJul 15 · first

Massachusetts State AGJul 15 · first

Vermont State AGJul 15 · first

Vermont State AG+53d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 15 (NH), last Sep 6 (VT) — a 53-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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/2024-09-06-downs-rachlin-martin-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 6, 2024
Raw hash: bd8940d2f5816af6e3297e4ac6a329e0718f0f37f7f6dbf9a86912aac3f70635

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDOWNS RACHLIN MARTIN PLLC

Victim entityDOWNS RACHLIN MARTIN PLLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 7, 2024

Stated responseReported the incident to law enforcement

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov