HackingCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Ariel Corporation

bd_1e2bb2e67bcddffd · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 27, 2024

Filed

Dec 3, 2024

To disclose

23 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Ariel Corporation →

Ariel Corporation notified the NH Attorney General of unauthorized access to its network between June 20 and June 27, 2024. The company learned of the incident on June 27, 2024. Investigation concluded on October 30, 2024, revealing that personal information of approximately 4 New Hampshire residents was accessed and acquired. The data likely includes names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. Ariel Corporation engaged cybersecurity professionals, contained the incident, and is offering credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 7 days

discovery → filing · 23 weeks / 159 days

Jun 20, 2024

Begins

Jun 27, 2024

Discovered

Dec 3, 2024

Filed

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_04b60205071799002024-11-27 · +6dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_24ad756301c5f9d82024-11-25 · +8dCandidate

Name: Ariel Corporation
norm: ariel
Domain: exploreariel.com

Name: Ariel Corporation
norm: ariel
Domain: exploreariel.com

Discovered: Jun 27, 2024
Breach occurred: Jun 20, 2024 – Jun 27, 2024
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 25, 2024
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the New Hampshire Attorney General

During the incident: Launched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals
Providing the affected residents with written notification of this incident
Offering the affected residents complimentary memberships with a credit monitoring service
Advising the affected residents about the process for placing fraud alerts and/or security freezes on their credit files
Providing the affected residents with the contact information for the consumer reporting agencies and the Federal Trade Commission
Set up a dedicated and confidential toll-free response line
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 weeks(159 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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Indiana State AGNov 25 · first

Massachusetts State AG+2d

New Hampshire State AG+8d · this page

Pattern: first filing Nov 25 (IN), last Dec 3 (NH) — a 8-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/ariel-corporation-20241203.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 3, 2024
Raw hash: 8d634b5072695a791d24a0bb2b7142f60c73c0dfb5b5d6e0c6fe6dfcfdafd66e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAriel Corporation

Victim entityAriel Corporation

Incidentdiscovered Jun 27, 2024

Stated responseLaunched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov