HackingFinancial ServicesTechnologyFinanceStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

Newcourse Communications

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 21, 2022

Filed

Sep 20, 2022

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

13,214state residents only

Linked

22 filings

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for Newcourse Communications →2 incidents on file

Newcourse Communications, Inc. notified Washington AG of unauthorized network access between April 27 and May 3, 2022. Discovered August 21, 2022, the incident exposed full names, loan account numbers, and potentially SSN fragments and mortgage details for 13,214 Washington residents. Newcourse engaged outside cybersecurity professionals and sent notification letters starting September 7, 2022.

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Date basis clock✓ Clock withheld · confirmation date4 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 116 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Apr 27, 2022

Begins

Aug 21, 2022

Discovered

Sep 20, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 22 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_bf5ce53274f026bc2022-10-20 · +30dVerified
Maine State AGbd_162ec875b80cff572022-10-23 · +33dVerified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_d1dd6ed547312c252022-10-23 · +33dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_a829d9b14093375b2022-10-24 · +34dVerified

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California State AGbd_da8cccd6047f90ca2022-10-28 · +38dVerified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_5fadd5173c94563f2022-10-29 · +39dVerified
Maine State AGbd_84fe1f7d14f65eaa2022-10-29 · +39dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_2a5cd69b05306de32022-11-04 · +45dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_be556e9d554f359c2022-11-07 · +48dVerified
Maine State AGbd_3407f702f28d99cf2022-11-19 · +60dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 21 linked disclosures.

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Newcourse Communications
norm: newcourse communications
Domain: newcoursecc.com
Industry: Financial ServicesllmTechnologyllm

Discovered: Aug 21, 2022
Breach occurred: Apr 27, 2022 – May 3, 2022
Undetected for: 116 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 7, 2022
Affected individuals: 13,214state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: NameSocial Security number
WA-stated cause: Unauthorized Access
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 100-199dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Attorney General Consumer Protection Division
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals
Providing the affected residents with written notification
Advising the affected residents about the process for placing fraud alerts and/or security freezes on their credit files
Providing the contact information for the consumer reporting agencies and the Federal Trade Commission
Changes made: Reviewing our security practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of your personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Clock withheld · confirmation date

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 6 states

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Washington State AGSep 20 · first · this page

Indiana State AG+30d

Maine State AG+33d

Massachusetts State AG+33d

New Hampshire State AG+34d

California State AG+38d

Massachusetts State AG+39d

Maine State AG+39d

Indiana State AG+45d

New Hampshire State AG+48d

Maine State AG+60d

Pattern: first filing Sep 20 (WA), last Nov 19 (ME) — a 60-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 21 — the full spread may be wider.

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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachM13824.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 20, 2022
Raw hash: ff402a971f00516cc0b4af1f0b7fee692f59d21e680f1c438acd619825356f07

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityNewcourse Communications

Incidentdiscovered Aug 21, 2022

Stated responseLaunched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals

ComplianceClock withheld · confirmation date

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com