HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)LowContained

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 18, 2023

Filed

Aug 20, 2024

To disclose

12 months

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP →2 incidents on file

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP detected unauthorized access to its network on August 18, 2023. An investigation determined that between January 12, 2023, and August 18, 2023, an unauthorized party may have removed files containing personal information, specifically names. The firm contained the threat, engaged external cybersecurity professionals, and is offering 12 months of credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d12 months discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 218 days

discovery → filing · 12 months / 368 days

Jan 12, 2023

Begins

Aug 18, 2023

Discovered

Aug 20, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+34 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitealphvbd_4d665d6a92b5ce582023-08-21 · +365dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_56edfa3d945c42d02024-08-20Verified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_71369198ffef49ce2024-08-21 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_9beb0a4154edab632024-08-21 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_cd245bb64f6273b42024-08-19 · +1dVerified by operator

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 11d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_8c5c00a3b5bf96f72024-08-26 · +6dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_3b37ea23e9b37e6b2024-08-09 · +11dVerified

Name: Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP
norm: davidoff hutcher citron

Name: Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP
norm: davidoff hutcher citron
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 18, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 12, 2023 – Aug 18, 2023
Undetected for: 218 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Contained the threat by disabling all unauthorized access to our network
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals experienced in handling these types of incidents
Offering a complimentary 12 month membership of Single Bureau Credit Monitoring
Providing proactive fraud assistance to help with any questions that you might have or in event that you become a victim of fraud
Set up a dedicated and confidential toll-free response line to respond to questions
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify our practices to enhance the security and privacy of your personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 months(368 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Maine State AGAug 9 · first

Indiana State AG+10d

Montana State AG+11d

California State AG+11d · this page

Vermont State AG+12d

Massachusetts State AG+12d

New Hampshire State AG+17d

Pattern: first filing Aug 9 (ME), last Aug 26 (NH) — a 17-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-590496
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 20, 2024
Raw hash: 7e88cd0d5598d7de129649646a3206d39f15a6f766c33ed88ffec6e715f41a6e

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDavidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP

Victim entityDavidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP

Incidentdiscovered Aug 18, 2023

Stated responseContained the threat by disabling all unauthorized access to our network

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov