HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Bay Colony Associates, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 18, 2026

Filed

Mar 10, 2026

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

8state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Bay Colony Associates, Inc. →

Bay Colony Associates, Inc. notified the NH AG of unauthorized network access between Jan 14-18, 2026, discovered Jan 18. Approximately 8 NH residents affected; data included names and SSNs. Notices mailed March 9, 2026. Remediation included password changes and policy reviews; credit monitoring offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 4 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 51 days

Jan 14, 2026

Begins

Jan 18, 2026

Discovered

Mar 10, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_44c2b55ee19acc542026-03-10Verified
Maine State AGbd_d9bed3fe70be51ed2026-03-10Candidate

Name: Cipriani
norm: cipriani
Domain: cipriani.com

Name: Bay Colony Associates, Inc.
norm: bay colony associates
Domain: phillipsboston.com
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 18, 2026
Breach occurred: Jan 14, 2026 – Jan 18, 2026
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 9, 2026
Affected individuals: 8state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General Consumer Protection Bureau
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Conducted a thorough investigation
Changed network passwords
Reviewed their policies and procedures
Working with third-party specialists
Offering all individuals complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services
Changes made: Changed network passwords
Reviewed their policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(51 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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Massachusetts State AGMar 10 · first

Maine State AGMar 10 · first

New Hampshire State AGMar 10 · first · 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/bay-colony-associates-20260310.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 10, 2026
Raw hash: 1cd50895862def66856d16fd92b9e1146d103704d255ed97a18125d2921c1686

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCipriani

Victim entityBay Colony Associates, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 18, 2026

Stated responseConducted a thorough investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov