MalwareTechnologyProfessional ServicesInformationRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

VINCENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS COMPANY

bd_00ab2fd073d8560d · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 13, 2023

Filed

Apr 27, 2023

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for VINCENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS COMPANY →

Vincent Lighting Systems Company experienced a ransomware attack on February 13, 2023, resulting in unauthorized access and encryption of servers and backups. The company disconnected its network, notified the FBI, and determined that personal information of one New Hampshire resident may have been accessed. Affected individuals were notified on April 4, 2023, and offered 24 months of identity theft protection.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 73 days

Feb 13, 2023

Begins

Feb 13, 2023

Discovered

Apr 27, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_bb67236e7415381a2023-04-04 · +23dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_2b12bb9c0b7385ee2023-03-30 · +28dCandidate

Name: VINCENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS COMPANY
norm: vincent lighting

Name: VINCENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS COMPANY
norm: vincent lighting
Industry: TechnologyllmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 13, 2023
Breach occurred: Feb 13, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 4, 2023
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the Attorney General of New HampshireNotified the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

During the incident: Immediately disconnected internal network from outside access
Notified the local office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Began an investigation to determine the scope and details of the unauthorized access
Notified affected individuals
Offered 24 months of identity theft protection services through IDX at no cost
Changes made: Continuing to install additional security measures within systems
Implementing additional measures to enhance security of data and business environment
Conducting additional training with employees concerning data security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(73 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Vermont State AGMar 30 · first

Indiana State AG+5d

New Hampshire State AG+28d · this page

Pattern: first filing Mar 30 (VT), last Apr 27 (NH) — a 28-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/vincent-lighting-systems-20230427.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 27, 2023
Raw hash: 97bccfc04b6492f501597dadc46d91b8e99a4d6b1fd02544569d081566daff75

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityVINCENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS COMPANY

Victim entityVINCENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS COMPANY

Incidentdiscovered Feb 13, 2023

Stated responseImmediately disconnected internal network from outside access

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov