HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Adams Bank & Trust

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 16, 2023

Filed

Mar 1, 2024

To disclose

41 weeks

Affected

6state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Adams Bank & Trust →3 incidents on file

Adams Bank & Trust (ABT) reported unauthorized access to its systems between May 15-16, 2023. Suspicious activity was discovered on May 16, 2023. An investigation confirmed an unauthorized actor acquired files containing personal information (including SSNs) on September 15, 2023. ABT notified law enforcement, implemented additional safeguards, and offered credit monitoring. This filing is a supplemental notice to New Hampshire residents, bringing the total affected NH residents to 6.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 41 weeks / 290 days

May 15, 2023

Begins

May 16, 2023

Discovered

Sep 15, 2023

Scope determined

Mar 1, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+33 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_33d724a11bbb29de2023-11-15 · +107dVerified
Montana State AGbd_739ed6371645a2352023-11-15 · +107dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_7931c4b1d2e8f92c2023-11-15 · +107dVerified
Maine State AGbd_b81d52c02510b8a92023-11-15 · +107dVerified by operator

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New Hampshire State AGbd_da85e8f20a30723f2023-11-15 · +107dVerified

Name: Adams Bank & Trust
norm: adams bank

Name: Adams Bank & Trust
norm: adams bank
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: May 16, 2023
Breach occurred: May 15, 2023 – May 16, 2023
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Sep 15, 2023
Notification sent: Nov 15, 2023
Affected individuals: 6state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement and is cooperating with its investigationProviding notice of this incident to relevant state and federal regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Moved systems offline
Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the event
Notified federal law enforcement
Providing access to credit monitoring services for individuals whose personal information was potentially affected
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing notice of this incident to relevant state and federal regulators
Providing notice to the three major credit reporting agencies
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewed policies and procedures
Taken significant steps to strengthen security and system monitoring
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 41 weeks(290 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Vermont State AGNov 15 · first

Montana State AGNov 15 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 15 · first

Maine State AGNov 15 · first

New Hampshire State AGNov 15 · first

New Hampshire State AG+107d · this page

Pattern: first filing Nov 15 (VT), last Mar 1 (NH) — a 107-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/adams-bank-trust-20240301.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 1, 2024
Raw hash: 2982611dd29e979bfc2961dc5e6ee638ac368639e490d56419ace48a60750c4c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAdams Bank & Trust

Victim entityAdams Bank & Trust

Incidentdiscovered May 16, 2023

Stated responseMoved systems offline

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov