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

Nussbaum Yates Berg Klein & Wolpow, LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 1, 2017

Filed

Oct 3, 2017

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Nussbaum Yates Berg Klein & Wolpow, LLP →2 incidents on file

Nussbaum Yates Berg Klein & Wolpow, LLP notified NH AG of a data incident in Oct 2017. Unauthorized access to a CCH-hosted database occurred in May 2017 via phishing that compromised an employee's credentials. 4 NH residents affected; data included names, SSNs, driver's licenses, and financial account numbers. Response included forensic investigation by Kroll, password resets, and 1-year identity monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 31 days

discovery → filing · 18 weeks / 124 days

May 1, 2017

Begins

Jun 1, 2017

Discovered

Oct 3, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_f0070e90cad678362017-10-03Verified

Name: Stewart Bernstiel Rebar & Smith LLP
norm: stewart bernstiel rebar smith

Name: Nussbaum Yates Berg Klein & Wolpow, LLP
norm: nussbaum yates berg klein wolpow
Industry: Professional ServicesllmFinancial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 1, 2017
Breach occurred: May 1, 2017 – May 31, 2017
Undetected for: 31 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 10, 2017
Affected individuals: 4state-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 Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Engaged Kroll Cyber Security, LLC to fully analyze our systems and determine the scope and extent of this privacy incident
Changed the passwords of every Nussbaum Yates Berg Klein & Wolpow, LLP employee
Changed the security questions and answers of the subject employee
Sent notification letters to affected New Hampshire residents
Changes made: Instituted the use of two-factor authentication for e-mail at our firm
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(124 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGOct 3 · first

New Hampshire State AGOct 3 · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/nussbaum-20171103.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 3, 2017
Raw hash: ce33c72cd28f8243474e3995bff8300357bc7785a2bb2cb345a38556cceda7c4

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityStewart Bernstiel Rebar & Smith LLP

Victim entityNussbaum Yates Berg Klein & Wolpow, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Jun 1, 2017

Stated responseEngaged Kroll Cyber Security, LLC to fully analyze our systems and determine the scope and extent of this privacy incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov