HackingTechnologyInformationDelayed DiscoveryPIILowContained

New Hampshire PublicRadio

bd_1a7ccb3fa3dd85cb · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

May 6, 2024

Filed

Aug 20, 2024

To disclose

15 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for New Hampshire PublicRadio →2 incidents on file

New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR) disclosed a cybersecurity incident where an unknown actor accessed its network between April 6, 2024, and May 6, 2024. NHPR engaged forensic specialists and a data review vendor. The incident involved unauthorized access to systems containing personal information. NHPR reported the incident to federal law enforcement and regulators, implemented additional security measures, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring via Experian.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday15 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

undetected · 30 days

discovery → filing · 15 weeks / 106 days

Apr 6, 2024

Begins

May 6, 2024

Discovered

Aug 20, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

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

A leak claim by akira about this victim predates this filing by 80 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteakirabd_73e2b0c7ff5153252024-05-31 · +80dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_5517f88a943d6a972024-08-20Verified by operator
Maine State AGbd_edc27cf8d6c6397e2024-08-20Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_391ab861258f03772023-07-03 · +414dVerified by operator

Name: New Hampshire PublicRadio
norm: new hampshire publicradio
Domain: nhpr.org

Name: New Hampshire PublicRadio
norm: new hampshire publicradio
Domain: nhpr.org
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: May 6, 2024
Breach occurred: Apr 6, 2024 – May 6, 2024
Undetected for: 30 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 20, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: reported this incident to federal law enforcement and applicable regulators
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to secure our systems
Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the event with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Engaged a data review vendor to conduct a comprehensive review of the affected files
Reported this incident to federal law enforcement and applicable regulators
Offering credit monitoring and identity protection services for twelve (12) months through Experian
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to further protect against similar incidents occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 weeks(106 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 · 3 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGJul 3 · first

Massachusetts State AG+414d

Maine State AG+414d

Vermont State AG+414d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 3 (MA), last Aug 20 (VT) — a 414-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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-08-20-new-hampshire-public-radio-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 20, 2024
Raw hash: b41cb6044daaf35e3fd09429d70e388d19ca8a6781cb2fb6ca1f6608d06c4d80

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNew Hampshire PublicRadio

Victim entityNew Hampshire PublicRadio

Incidentdiscovered May 6, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure our systems

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov