MalwareTechnologyInformationRansomwareCapture Stored DataData EncryptedData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumActive

COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 18, 2020

Filed

Apr 24, 2020

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES LLC →

Communications & Power Industries LLC (CPI) notified the NH Attorney General of a data breach affecting approximately one New Hampshire resident. On January 18, 2020, CPI detected suspicious activity and found that an unknown actor used malware to encrypt systems and acquire files from two locations. A review completed on April 9, 2020, confirmed that personal information, including names and Social Security numbers, may have been accessed. CPI engaged forensic investigators, enhanced security monitoring, notified law enforcement, and offered 12 months of identity monitoring services through Kroll. The investigation is ongoing.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 97 days

Jan 18, 2020

Discovered

Apr 24, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1 affectedView incident

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES LLC
norm: communications power
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jan 18, 2020
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 20, 2020
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcementNotifying relevant regulatory authorities of this event

During the incident: Launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of this activity
Working with third-party forensic investigators
Undertook a comprehensive review of all files that could have been impacted
Enhanced its security monitoring and anti-malware tools
Notified law enforcement
Notifying relevant regulatory authorities of this event
Providing potentially impacted individuals with complimentary access to 12 months of identity monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services through Kroll
Changes made: Reviewing existing policies, procedures, and existing security measures
Enhanced its security monitoring and anti-malware tools
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(97 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/communications-power-industries-20200424.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 24, 2020
Raw hash: 9a388eed340f5508cbacdbeee080069eede647202e7a3de134ada47235552b3e

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityCOMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jan 18, 2020

Stated responseLaunched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of this activity

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov