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PhysicalProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTheftCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

CCH AnswerConnect

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Filed

Aug 11, 2009

To disclose

Affected

3state residents only

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for CCH AnswerConnect

CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business, reported the theft of an employee's laptop on July 27, 2009. The device contained passcode-protected files with personal information (names, addresses, phone numbers, emails) and financial data (credit card numbers, expiration dates) for a limited number of customers, including approximately three New Hampshire residents. CCH notified the NH Attorney General on August 11, 2009, and offered one year of free credit monitoring via Equifax Credit Watch Gold to affected U.S. consumers.

Incident timeline

Jul 27, 2009

Begins

Aug 11, 2009

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed3 affectedView incident

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.