MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Chapter 13

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 5, 2025

Filed

Feb 17, 2026

To disclose

24 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Chapter 13 →

Melissa A. Caouette, Chapter 13 Trustee, notified the New Hampshire Attorney General on February 12, 2026, of a ransomware incident occurring between September 3 and 4, 2025. The Trustee became aware of unauthorized network access on September 5, 2025. The investigation confirmed that personal information, including names and Social Security numbers, of one New Hampshire resident was potentially accessed. The Trustee contained the threat, engaged external forensic professionals, and reported the incident to the FBI and the United States Trustee Office. One resident was notified and offered complimentary credit monitoring services.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 24 weeks / 165 days

Sep 3, 2025

Begins

Sep 5, 2025

Discovered

Feb 17, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+6 wks slower

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

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Chapter 13
norm: chapter 13
Domain: flint13.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 5, 2025
Breach occurred: Sep 3, 2025 – Sep 4, 2025
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 12, 2026
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported the incident to the Federal Bureau of InvestigationsReported the incident to the United States Trustee Office

During the incident: Disabled all unauthorized access to the network
Reported the incident to the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the United States Trustee Office
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Conducted a thorough and detailed manual review of all the data contained on the impacted servers
Notified potentially affected individuals
Provided written notice on or about February 12, 2026
Offered the resident complimentary membership with a credit monitoring service
Changes made: Continues to evaluate and improve administrative and technical safeguards
Training employees on best practices related to cybersecurity
Updating policies, procedures, and protocols
Implementing tools to protect its network environment
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 weeks(165 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/melissa-a-caouette-chapter-13-trustee-20260217.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 17, 2026
Raw hash: f3acc2598dddf6ac1c3c659715d2e8c6a2a55dd7d0f34b15dc0365a792ab6610

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityChapter 13

Incidentdiscovered Sep 5, 2025

Stated responseDisabled all unauthorized access to the network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov