MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareRansom DemandedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

NEI General Contracting

bd_14aad0f05c9de649 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 2, 2024

Filed

Jun 4, 2024

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 records

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for NEI General Contracting →

NEI General Contracting, Inc. notified consumers of a March 2, 2024 ransomware incident where an unauthorized third party attempted to infiltrate its network and demand ransom. The investigation determined that names, mailing addresses, dates of birth, and/or Social Security numbers may have been exposed. NEI engaged forensic investigators, enhanced security measures, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring services.

J jump to incidentP pin to compareR raw source

Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday13 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 94 days

Mar 2, 2024

Discovered

Jun 4, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by abyss about this victim was first seen 85 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteabyssbd_29f4ab0d1ff906bc2024-03-11 · +85dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_0ac310b46751d0892024-06-04Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_1e17c57df81b81572024-06-04Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_7af4e1573d7744192024-06-05 · +1dVerified by operator

Name: NEI General Contracting
norm: nei general contracting
Domain: neigc.com

Name: NEI General Contracting
norm: nei general contracting
Domain: neigc.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 2, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 4, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged external cybersecurity experts
Providing access to Triple Bureau Credit Monitoring/Triple Bureau Credit Report/Triple Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and enhanced security measures
Reviewed and taken steps to enhance its policies and procedures relating to the security of its systems
Enhanced information life cycle management
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(94 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Maine State AGJun 4 · first

New Hampshire State AGJun 4 · first

Vermont State AGJun 4 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-06-04-nei-general-contracting-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 4, 2024
Raw hash: 0693340d4cf77547092c834b54d6a9b40c4623900cb32057cfe59eea5bc903d3

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNEI General Contracting

Victim entityNEI General Contracting

Incidentdiscovered Mar 2, 2024

Stated responseEngaged external cybersecurity experts

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov