MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData EncryptedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local #5

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 20, 2022

Filed

Apr 15, 2022

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local #5 →

International Brotherhood Electrical Workers Local #5 notified New Hampshire AG of a cyberattack discovered Feb 20, 2022, affecting 4 NH residents. Unauthorized access occurred Dec 29, 2021–Feb 20, 2022. Data involved: names and SSNs. IBEW secured systems, engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 53 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 54 days

Dec 29, 2021

Begins

Feb 20, 2022

Discovered

Apr 15, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

11 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_40082a4cc4c4c4742022-04-11 · +4dVerified
Maine State AGbd_7548bde559cf76342022-04-11 · +4dCandidate
Montana State AGbd_7e7ac160d8bdcdfc2022-04-11 · +4dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_ba8c83ba76d459922022-04-11 · +4dVerified

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local #5
norm: international brotherhood of electrical workers local 5
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 20, 2022
Breach occurred: Dec 29, 2021 – Feb 20, 2022
Undetected for: 53 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 11, 2022
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: notified federal law enforcement regarding the eventproviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: IBEW moved quickly to shut down the impacted systems and secure the network
Began an investigation to identify what happened and confirm what information may have been affected
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Providing access to credit monitoring services for two (2) years through Experian
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Providing written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies
Commenced an investigation with the assistance of third-party cyber security specialists
Reviewing our policies procedures and processes related to the storage and access of personal information
Additional workforce training is being conducted
Changes made: Reviewing our policies procedures and processes related to the storage and access of personal information
Additional workforce training is being conducted to reduce the likelihood of a similar future event
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(54 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGApr 11 · first

Maine State AGApr 11 · first

Montana State AGApr 11 · first

Massachusetts State AGApr 11 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d · 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/international-brotherhood-electrical-workers-local-5-20220415.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 15, 2022
Raw hash: 62df905a0cd0393d73552377737e57872936c758c0eb4b952f382aacf1387136

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityInternational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local #5

Incidentdiscovered Feb 20, 2022

Stated responseIBEW moved quickly to shut down the impacted systems and secure the network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov