HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)MediumActive

Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 5, 2021

Filed

Oct 12, 2021

To disclose

27 weeks

Affected

17state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP →

Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP notified the NH AG of unauthorized access to systems from April 2-3, 2021, discovered April 5, 2021. 17 NH residents affected. Data included names, SSNs, driver's licenses, and medical info. Response included forensic investigation, notifications, credit monitoring, and security training.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 27 weeks / 190 days

Apr 2, 2021

Begins

Apr 5, 2021

Discovered

Oct 12, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_232248dcd0549e492021-10-05 · +7dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_3ec64626bcb1a3462021-10-05 · +7dVerified
Maine State AGbd_cb9662b0a8886ba92021-10-05 · +7dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_eeeaf1b51fc3dd832021-10-05 · +7dVerified

Name: Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP
norm: coughlin gerhart
Domain: cglawoffices.com

Name: Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP
norm: coughlin gerhart
Domain: cglawoffices.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 5, 2021
Breach occurred: Apr 2, 2021 – Apr 3, 2021
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 5, 2021
Affected individuals: 17state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Provided written notice of this incident to all affected individuals
Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twenty-four (24) months, through Experian
Changes made: Implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Review policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 weeks(190 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Montana State AGOct 5 · first

Massachusetts State AGOct 5 · first

Maine State AGOct 5 · first

Indiana State AGOct 5 · first

New Hampshire State AG+7d · this page

Pattern: first filing Oct 5 (MT), last Oct 12 (NH) — a 7-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/coughlin-gerhart-20211012.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 12, 2021
Raw hash: 79caa2916591f715e624433c9dfc583c92d674b986f01586fd47a92e87592859

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCoughlin & Gerhart, LLP

Victim entityCoughlin & Gerhart, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Apr 5, 2021

Stated responseLaunched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov