HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Cator Ruma & Associates

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 5, 2025

Filed

Jul 2, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Cator Ruma & Associates →

Cator, Ruma & Associates notified the Nebraska AG of a data security event discovered on May 5, 2025. An unauthorized actor accessed the network, compromising the personal information of one Nebraska resident, including name, SSN, driver's license, and financial account data. Notification was sent on July 2, 2025. The firm implemented additional security features and provided a toll-free call center for affected individuals.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d

Incident timeline

May 5, 2025

Discovered

Jul 2, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by rhysida about this victim predates this filing by 34 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siterhysidabd_35ea163a9d8a488c2025-05-28 · +34dCandidate

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: Cator Ruma & Associates
norm: cator ruma associates
Domain: catorruma.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: May 5, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 2, 2025
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to ensure the continued security of its environment
Launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the disruption
Undertook a time-intensive review to confirm what data was involved and to whom it belonged
Located the contact information for the identified individuals to complete notification
Sent a notification letter to the identified Nebraska resident by USPS First Class Mail
Provided them with information about its toll-free call center
Changes made: Implemented additional security features to reduce the risk of a similar event occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: Leak >30d
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.

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/6c603f52-fd6f-41bd-8be8-0f9623880954.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 2, 2025
Raw hash: dc971577159e1fbdd4bcaac0fb9fb7d57c9321282a33df4d5c866afeed3f296b

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityCator Ruma & Associates

Incidentdiscovered May 5, 2025

Stated responseTook steps to ensure the continued security of its environment

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancenebraska.gov