Social EngineeringProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesPhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Penn Abstract and Land Services, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 18, 2022

Filed

Apr 4, 2023

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Penn Abstract and Land Services, LLC →

Penn Abstract and Land Services, LLC d/b/a Penn Title Company notified Montana residents of a data security incident discovered on November 18, 2022. An unauthorized party gained access to an email account via suspicious activity (likely phishing). Personal information including names, driver's license numbers, SSNs, and financial account numbers were involved. No evidence of misuse was found. Credit monitoring services were offered.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 137 days

Nov 18, 2022

Discovered

Apr 4, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

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

Vermont State AGbd_3c2aecff3ae5a1a62023-04-04Verified
Indiana State AGbd_aa1825bfffefc7e72023-04-04Verified
Maine State AGbd_cfb7a8395a071bda2023-04-04Verified

Name: Penn Abstract and Land Services, LLC
norm: penn abstract and land

Name: Penn Abstract and Land Services, LLC
norm: penn abstract and land
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 18, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 4, 2023
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Began an investigation with the help of third-party cybersecurity experts
Implemented additional security measures to further protect our email environment
Providing you with access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing you with proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to further protect our email environment
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(137 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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Vermont State AGApr 4 · first

Indiana State AGApr 4 · first

Maine State AGApr 4 · first

Montana State AGApr 4 · 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/OCP/Consumer-Notification-Letter-834.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 4, 2023
Raw hash: bd90e4ef18dffe194603f5df5a0197812be2e4d97b2b3634f9f59cf9eea7baf6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPenn Abstract and Land Services, LLC

Victim entityPenn Abstract and Land Services, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Nov 18, 2022

Stated responseBegan an investigation with the help of third-party cybersecurity experts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov