HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumResolved

Ondracek & Company

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 6, 2017

Filed

Mar 13, 2017

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Ondracek & Company →

Ondracek & Company disclosed a data breach where hackers gained unauthorized access via Remote Desktop Protocol between Nov 21, 2016 and Feb 6, 2017. The firm discovered the incident on Feb 6, 2017, after clients received IRS notices of fraudulent tax filings. Exposed data included names, addresses, and SSNs/EINs. The company engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement (FBI, IRS), and offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 77 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 35 days

Nov 21, 2016

Begins

Feb 6, 2017

Discovered

Mar 13, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_b6c0e18367108f592017-03-13Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_f19d5829f65386da2017-03-14 · +1dVerified

Name: Ondracek & Company
norm: ondracek

Name: Ondracek & Company
norm: ondracek
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 6, 2017
Breach occurred: Nov 21, 2016 – Feb 6, 2017
Undetected for: 77 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 15, 2017
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: contacted the IRS and FTBnotified the FBI, the IRS, the FTB, all three credit bureaus, all applicable state agencies
Initial access: external_remote_services

During the incident: Contacted our IT consultant
Immediately changed all system passwords and user information
Started running scans and reviewing our systems to identify any malicious malware on our network
Contacted the IRS and FTB
Hired a specialized forensic IT firm for additional investigation
Notified the FBI, the IRS, the FTB, all three credit bureaus, all applicable state agencies
Reviewing office policies and procedures
Work with law enforcement
Changes made: Reviewing office policies and procedures to ensure all security measures are taken to avoid such an incident from occurring again
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(35 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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California State AGMar 13 · first

Montana State AGMar 13 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

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/Ondracek-Company.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 13, 2017
Raw hash: 7fc4837f551b4e150ad10d0cdab8a00c703241af4c1ac008c30adbd78450c913

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityOndracek & Company

Victim entityOndracek & Company

Incidentdiscovered Feb 6, 2017

Stated responseContacted our IT consultant

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov