HackingTechnologyInformationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Janus Research Group

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 18, 2022

Filed

Feb 14, 2023

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Janus Research Group →

Janus Research Group notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a data event affecting one NH resident. Unauthorized access occurred Nov 12-17, 2022, via stolen employee credentials. Name and SSN were potentially exposed. Incident discovered Nov 18, 2022. Response included forensic investigation, law enforcement notification, and 24 months of credit monitoring via Experian.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d13 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 6 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 88 days

Nov 12, 2022

Begins

Nov 18, 2022

Discovered

Feb 14, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by donutleaks about this victim predates this filing by 82 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitedonutleaksbd_57a0378d6cc1c7382022-11-24 · +82dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_fe3ce5d84fa3091d2023-02-10 · +4dCandidate

Name: Janus Research Group
norm: janus research

Name: Janus Research Group
norm: janus research
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Nov 18, 2022
Breach occurred: Nov 12, 2022 – Nov 17, 2022
Undetected for: 6 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 8, 2023
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementProvided written notice to relevant state regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure its network
Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the incident with the assistance of industry-leading cybersecurity specialists
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Provided access to credit monitoring services for two years through Experian
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Provided written notice to relevant state regulators and the three major credit reporting agencies
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewing existing security policies
Implemented additional cybersecurity measures to further protect against similar incidents moving forward
Deployment of an advanced threat protection and monitoring tool
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(88 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Montana State AGFeb 10 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d · this page

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/janus-research-group-20230214.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 14, 2023
Raw hash: 5f8fb80906b813c38d882fde40d13335f00dc089ae5db5cdd2b3e22687f92b80

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityJanus Research Group

Victim entityJanus Research Group

Incidentdiscovered Nov 18, 2022

Stated responseTook steps to secure its network

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov