MalwareTechnologyInformationRansomwareExtortion DemandData ExfiltratedData EncryptedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountCredentialsHealth (basic)PHIMediumContained

Ultratec Special Effects

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 4, 2020

Filed

May 6, 2021

To disclose

26 weeks

Affected

5state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Ultratec Special Effects →

Ultratec, Inc. notified the NH AG of a ransomware incident where malware installed on Oct 9, 2020 encrypted systems and exfiltrated data. 5 NH residents affected. Data included PII, SSNs, financial info, PHI. Ultratec engaged forensics, rebuilt systems, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 26 days

discovery → filing · 26 weeks / 183 days

Oct 9, 2020

Begins

Nov 4, 2020

Discovered

May 6, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+15 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_b376f9fa540714f52021-05-05 · +1dCandidate

Name: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
norm: michael best friedrich

Name: Ultratec Special Effects
norm: ultratec special effects
Domain: ultratecfx.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Nov 4, 2020
Breach occurred: Oct 9, 2020 – Nov 4, 2020
Undetected for: 26 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 5, 2021
Affected individuals: 5state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountCredentialsHealth (basic)PHI
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1074 Data StagedT1071 Application Layer Protocol
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General Consumer Protection Bureau

During the incident: Disconnecting endpoints and external connections from the network
Remediating the vulnerability
Engaging counsel
Engaging multiple vendors, including an expert IT Forensics provider
Engaging and consulting with various third-party vendors with expertise in the relevant systems and security measures employed in its rebuild and remediation
Engaged a third-party e-discovery firm to review the data
Notified and consulted with law enforcement
Notified credit card payment processor
Changes made: Rebuild its affected systems
Upgrade to an Office 365 environment
Install an industry leading advanced Endpoint Threat Detection and Mitigation utility
Rebuild remote access to new standards
Enhanced the security of our systems
Provided 12 months of free credit monitoring services through Equifax
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 weeks(183 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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Montana State AGMay 5 · first

New Hampshire State AG+1d · 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/ultratec-20210506.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 6, 2021
Raw hash: f993f09c071977b3f6fac579846a4b24d44b4b8707a8cd1ef37cda8e6cc053e9

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMichael Best & Friedrich LLP

Victim entityUltratec Special Effects

Incidentdiscovered Nov 4, 2020

Stated responseDisconnecting endpoints and external connections from the network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov