HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumActive

H.G. Fries & Company

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Jul 26, 2021

To disclose

—

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for H.G. Fries & Company →

H.G. Fries & Company notified the NH Attorney General of unauthorized access to a business email account in December 2020. The incident affected 2 New Hampshire residents. Exposed data included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, financial account information, and dates of birth. The company engaged forensic specialists, changed passwords, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

Dec 1, 2020

Begins

Jul 26, 2021

Filed

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_59628d5c6a4fcda12021-07-22 · +4dVerified

Name: H.G. Fries & Company
norm: hg fries

Name: H.G. Fries & Company
norm: hg fries
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Dec 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 22, 2021
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the New Hampshire Attorney General

During the incident: Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Reviewed the contents of the affected account to determine what sensitive information was contained within it
Changed the password for the affected account
Provided access to credit monitoring services for twenty-four (24) months through Kroll
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards
Providing training to its employees
Reviewing policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGJul 22 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d · this page

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Leak-site claim

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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/hg-fries-20210726.pdf
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Filed at: Jul 26, 2021
Raw hash: 8dd7b1663c348f0c766e5f8001e48192a17c8a5dc4207066538ba2d4ceaf0bae

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityH.G. Fries & Company

Victim entityH.G. Fries & Company

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov