HackingTechnologyInformationVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)MediumContained

Paxton Media Group

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 20, 2021

Filed

Aug 4, 2021

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected

6state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Paxton Media Group →2 incidents on file

Paxton Media Group filed a supplemental notice with the New Hampshire AG regarding a cyber-attack occurring between Feb 26 and Mar 20, 2021. The incident exposed NH residents' SSNs, financial account/routing numbers, and health insurance info. 5 additional NH residents were notified on July 28, 2021, bringing the total NH-affected count to 6. Paxton engaged in forensic investigation, implemented technical safeguards, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 22 days

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 137 days

Feb 26, 2021

Begins

Mar 20, 2021

Discovered

Aug 4, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 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

Montana State AGbd_84621014f9694f572021-07-28 · +7dCandidate
Maine State AGbd_b7f3946629edc95f2021-07-28 · +7dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_c4001b200115d6bf2021-06-28 · +37dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_46bc3c5111b18c9a2021-06-24 · +41dVerified

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Indiana State AGbd_f01100a83f44494e2021-06-24 · +41dVerified

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Paxton Media Group
norm: paxton media
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Mar 20, 2021
Breach occurred: Feb 26, 2021 – Mar 20, 2021
Undetected for: 22 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 24, 2021
Affected individuals: 6state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Commenced an investigation to determine the full nature and scope of the incident
Secure its network
Implementing further technical safeguards
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing individuals whose Social Security number is affected with complimentary access to twelve (12) months of complimentary credit monitoring
Notifying the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Notifying other relevant state regulators
Issuing notice of the incident to the media in all fifty (50) states
Posting notice of this incident to the homepages of its relevant business units
Implementing additional training and education to our employees regarding cyber threats
Changes made: Implementing further technical safeguards
Implementing additional training and education to our employees regarding cyber threats
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(137 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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Massachusetts State AGJun 24 · first

Indiana State AGJun 24 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d

Montana State AG+34d

Maine State AG+34d

New Hampshire State AG+41d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jun 24 (MA), last Aug 4 (NH) — a 41-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/oneamerica-financial-partners-20210804.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 4, 2021
Raw hash: b217a51d5663e8827aae1a87f95c3aad819aa1f6865b3b6c9c024b2cc4d32210

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityPaxton Media Group

Incidentdiscovered Mar 20, 2021

Stated responseCommenced an investigation to determine the full nature and scope of the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov