Social EngineeringProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesPhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Williams Hart & Boundas LLP

bd_ee47e47cc0ae09dc · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

May 13, 2020

Filed

Aug 28, 2020

To disclose

15 weeks

Affected

48state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Williams Hart & Boundas LLP →3 incidents on file

Williams Hart Boundas Easterby, LLP notified Montana residents of a data breach where an unauthorized individual accessed a firm email account via phishing. The incident, discovered May 13, 2020, exposed names and contact information. The firm reset passwords, engaged security experts, and offered Experian IdentityWorks monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 15 weeks / 107 days

May 13, 2020

Discovered

Aug 28, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

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

Indiana State AGbd_678cf0016db951522020-08-28Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_83047b571d99d0a42020-08-28Verified
California State AGbd_87890320c3247fc12020-08-28Verified

Name: Williams Hart & Boundas LLP
norm: williams hart boundas
Domain: whlaw.com
Industry: professional_services

Name: Williams Hart & Boundas LLP
norm: williams hart boundas
Domain: whlaw.com
Industry: professional_services
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: May 13, 2020
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 28, 2020
Affected individuals: 48state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Engaged security experts to help determine what occurred
Reset the password to affected email accounts
Implemented additional security controls to prevent further unauthorized access
Offering a complimentary membership of Experian’s IdentityWorks
Changes made: Implemented additional security controls to prevent further unauthorized access
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 weeks(107 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGAug 28 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 28 · first

California State AGAug 28 · first

Montana State AGAug 28 · 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/Williams-Hart-Boundas-Consumer-ltr.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 28, 2020
Raw hash: 670798ec03b6d5f009235d8c179975e46d588413937286109a82fc07bd9f8584

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilliams Hart & Boundas LLP

Victim entityWilliams Hart & Boundas LLP

Incidentdiscovered May 13, 2020

Stated responseEngaged security experts to help determine what occurred

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov