Social EngineeringOtherPhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)CredentialsLowContained

Catholic Diocese of Cleveland

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 12, 2024

Filed

Apr 26, 2024

To disclose

15 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Catholic Diocese of Cleveland →2 incidents on file

The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a cybersecurity incident affecting one NH resident. Unauthorized access to an employee's business email occurred between Dec 14, 2023, and Jan 12, 2024, likely via phishing. Personal information was accessed. The Diocese engaged forensic investigators, contained the incident, and began notifying affected individuals on April 17, 2024, offering credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 29 days

discovery → filing · 15 weeks / 105 days

Dec 14, 2023

Begins

Jan 12, 2024

Discovered

Apr 26, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+7 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_0d35c1a84a132ff72024-04-29 · +3dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_21ddc3aa2c09650b2024-04-29 · +3dVerified
Montana State AGbd_8e8c782f32766d3c2024-04-22 · +4dCandidate
Maine State AGbd_e8e6f12187ab27d32024-04-22 · +4dVerified

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 75d gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_87433c3970a9adc02024-05-02 · +6dVerified
Maine State AGbd_8a8733f78e2c49902024-07-10 · +75dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_c60d1208e68d01462024-07-10 · +75dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
norm: catholic diocese of cleveland
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Jan 12, 2024
Breach occurred: Dec 14, 2023 – Jan 12, 2024
Undetected for: 29 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 17, 2024
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Credentials
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Engaged third-party forensic and incident response professionals
Contained the incident
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Conducted an extensive manual review of the affected data
Began mailing written notifications to potentially affected individuals
Provided free access to credit monitoring services
Provided guidance on ways to protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 weeks(105 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 6 states

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Montana State AGApr 22 · first

Maine State AGApr 22 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d · this page

Indiana State AG+7d

Vermont State AG+7d

Massachusetts State AG+10d

Maine State AG+79d

Vermont State AG+79d

Pattern: first filing Apr 22 (MT), last Jul 10 (VT) — a 79-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/catholic-diocese-cleveland-20240426.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 26, 2024
Raw hash: 26033cb3ab1b89bf12af6c66623d0a7f2c22029f7c0d8a4d246353145a3b29a5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityCatholic Diocese of Cleveland

Incidentdiscovered Jan 12, 2024

Stated responseEngaged third-party forensic and incident response professionals

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov