HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowActive

Pennsylvania Bar Association

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 7, 2020

Filed

Jun 2, 2020

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Pennsylvania Bar Association →

Pennsylvania Bar Association notified the NH Attorney General of a data event affecting two NH residents. On April 7, 2020, PBA discovered malicious code embedded in its website after members reported suspicious financial activity. The code was removed on April 8, 2020, but a similar incident occurred on April 21, 2020. Names and credit card information may have been accessed. PBA engaged forensic investigators, notified the FBI, applied security patches, and is reviewing PCI compliance policies. The investigation is ongoing.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 56 days

Apr 7, 2020

Discovered

Jun 2, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

11 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

Massachusetts State AGbd_1c0eac63a3507f832020-05-29 · +4dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_86d2a685aaffaad12020-05-26 · +7dVerified
Montana State AGbd_e91ee8041fe0717c2020-05-26 · +7dCandidate

Name: Pennsylvania Bar Association
norm: pennsylvania bar

Name: Pennsylvania Bar Association
norm: pennsylvania bar
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 7, 2020
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 26, 2020
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the Office of the New Hampshire Attorney GeneralNotified the FBI, who has opened an investigation into this incident
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Investigated the incident and discovered malicious code embedded in its website
Removed malicious code from the website on April 8, 2020
Engaged a vendor to conduct a forensic investigation
Notified the FBI
Applied security patches to the PBI website
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Provided information on how to place a fraud alert and security freeze on one's credit file
Changes made: Reviewing its policies, procedures, and standards to ensure that PCI compliance is maintained
Reviewing technical policies and procedures and implementing best practices so as to prevent similar incidents in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(56 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

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Indiana State AGMay 26 · first

Montana State AGMay 26 · first

Massachusetts State AG+3d

New Hampshire State AG+7d · this page

Pattern: first filing May 26 (IN), last Jun 2 (NH) — a 7-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/pennsylvania-bar-20200602.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 2, 2020
Raw hash: c843ea3bb2ca24bbadbd2e1afc7e3c7ef7b6567af4aaa5bc0408f87deae35be5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPennsylvania Bar Association

Victim entityPennsylvania Bar Association

Incidentdiscovered Apr 7, 2020

Stated responseInvestigated the incident and discovered malicious code embedded in its website

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov