HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)OtherLowContained

Cabot Risk Strategies, LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

May 10, 2023

Filed

Jul 26, 2023

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for Cabot Risk Strategies, LLC →2 incidents on file

Cabot Risk Strategies, LLC notified consumers of a data security incident where unauthorized access occurred on April 24, 2023. The breach affected names and variable data. 27 Vermont residents were explicitly identified as impacted. Cabot engaged forensic specialists and offered 24 months of identity theft protection.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday11 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 16 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 77 days

Apr 24, 2023

Begins

May 10, 2023

Discovered

Jul 26, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_5c99c056cd2750152023-07-26Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_6dd89101a181c7d52023-07-26Verified
Montana State AGbd_75caa8318a907dbe2023-07-26Candidate
Maine State AGbd_ef022000d5c0b51c2023-07-26Candidate

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Indiana State AGbd_22bca91f05e7a2d62023-07-25 · +1dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_f293c84e1bcd30592023-08-22 · +27dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_171d0f19dd19cbf52023-08-23 · +28dCandidate
Maine State AGbd_2069dae48c53e71d2023-08-23 · +28dVerified by operator

Name: Cabot Risk Strategies, LLC
norm: cabot risk strategies
Domain: cabotrisk.com

Name: Cabot Risk Strategies, LLC
norm: cabot risk strategies
Domain: cabotrisk.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: May 10, 2023
Breach occurred: Apr 24, 2023 – Apr 24, 2023
Undetected for: 16 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Jul 26, 2023
Notification sent: Jul 26, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Other
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notice with Vermont Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Immediately took steps to secure our systems
Conducted an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Offering access to 24 months of complimentary identity theft protection services through IDX
Assess opportunities to enhance existing network security controls
Changes made: Enhance existing network security controls
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(77 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGJul 25 · first

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Montana State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d

Vermont State AG+1d · this page

Vermont State AG+28d

New Hampshire State AG+29d

Maine State AG+29d

Pattern: first filing Jul 25 (IN), last Aug 23 (ME) — a 29-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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-07-26-cabot-risk-strategies-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 26, 2023
Raw hash: 492bf9052fe5f16e834f330fdc0f123ee18630f804b01bfe636b6b4b268e5eb5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCabot Risk Strategies, LLC

Victim entityCabot Risk Strategies, LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 10, 2023

Stated responseImmediately took steps to secure our systems

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov