HackingGovernmentGovernmentCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Ohio Lottery

bd_0f3e71972d4e9714 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Dec 24, 2023

Filed

May 13, 2024

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected

42state residents only

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Ohio Lottery →

Ohio Lottery notified New Hampshire AG John Formella on May 9, 2024, regarding a cybersecurity incident detected on December 24, 2023. Unauthorized access to the internal office network exposed personal information of 42 NH residents. The gaming network was not impacted. The Lottery engaged external cybersecurity professionals and forensic investigators. Notifications were sent to affected residents on May 8, 2024, offering credit monitoring services.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >90d20 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 141 days

Dec 24, 2023

Begins

Dec 24, 2023

Discovered

May 13, 2024

Filed

This filing is one of 10 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by dragonforce about this victim predates this filing by 144 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Sitedragonforcebd_2be9a6f3432fb0952023-12-27 · +137dVerified by operator
Leak Sitedragonforcebd_e611336358a91bca2023-12-21 · +144dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_6ce857ca745d4abf2024-05-10 · +3dVerified
Maine State AGbd_8871114eb5c428992024-05-09 · +4dVerified
California State AGbd_bd2c8759df7fbb5b2024-05-09 · +4dVerified
Montana State AGbd_e67f4bdec39c83ec2024-05-09 · +4dVerified

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 12d gap

Indiana State AGbd_6786e9304a70c4da2024-05-08 · +5dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_890fd36e2b242c062024-05-08 · +5dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_a267ccdcb872948d2024-05-01 · +12dCandidate

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Ohio Lottery
norm: ohio lottery
Domain: ohiolottery.com
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Dec 24, 2023
Breach occurred: Dec 24, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 8, 2024
Affected individuals: 42state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to secure the threat
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Extensive forensic investigation
Thorough manual document review
Providing the affected residents with written notification
Offering the affected residents with complimentary membership with a credit monitoring service
Advising the affected residents about the process for placing fraud alerts and/or security freezes
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its 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: 20 weeks(141 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >90d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

View merged incident ↗

Illinois State AGMay 1 · first

Indiana State AG+7d

Vermont State AG+7d

Maine State AG+8d

California State AG+8d

Montana State AG+8d

Massachusetts State AG+9d

New Hampshire State AG+12d · this page

Pattern: first filing May 1 (IL), last May 13 (NH) — a 12-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/ohio-lottery-20240513.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 13, 2024
Raw hash: 8b03220100160d70cee2c3ac1726b24fc5015df659cd2a954957e44c46b59ca6

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityOhio Lottery

Incidentdiscovered Dec 24, 2023

Stated responseTook steps to secure the threat

ComplianceLeak >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov