HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumActive

Sims & Campbell

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 10, 2021

Filed

Dec 13, 2021

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Sims & Campbell →

Sims & Campbell notified the NH AG of unauthorized access to two email accounts between Aug 4-10, 2021. Suspicious activity identified Aug 10. One NH resident affected; names, addresses, and SSNs potentially exposed. Credit monitoring offered. Investigation ongoing.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 6 days

discovery → filing · 18 weeks / 125 days

Aug 4, 2021

Begins

Aug 10, 2021

Discovered

Dec 13, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_06b27b069e3a845c2021-12-08 · +5dVerified
Maine State AGbd_e8acf333a5859b5a2021-12-08 · +5dCandidate

Name: Sims & Campbell
norm: sims campbell

Name: Sims & Campbell
norm: sims campbell
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 10, 2021
Breach occurred: Aug 4, 2021 – Aug 10, 2021
Undetected for: 6 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 8, 2021
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure the email accounts
Launched an investigation
Reviewed the contents of the affected account
Resetting relevant account passwords
Providing access to credit monitoring services for one (1) year, through IDX
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards
Reviewing and enhancing existing policies and procedures to reduce the likelihood of a similar future event
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(125 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGDec 8 · first

Maine State AGDec 8 · first

New Hampshire State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing Dec 8 (MA), last Dec 13 (NH) — a 5-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/sims-campbell-20211213.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 13, 2021
Raw hash: 41d6c400ec65b47a8c328d4655f72cc39e4a11eb814488c7a357f005a334f4be

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySims & Campbell

Victim entitySims & Campbell

Incidentdiscovered Aug 10, 2021

Stated responseTook steps to secure the email accounts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov