HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

New York City Bar Association

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 18, 2023

Filed

Nov 21, 2023

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for New York City Bar Association →3 incidents on file

New York City Bar Association notified NH AG of unauthorized access by an individual between Dec 2-24, 2022. Discovered Oct 18, 2023. ~4 NH residents affected; name and email exposed. Networks taken offline; forensic investigation conducted. Notifications sent Nov 17, 2023.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d5 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 320 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 34 days

Dec 2, 2022

Begins

Oct 18, 2023

Discovered

Nov 21, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by cl0p about this victim predates this filing by 312 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitecl0pbd_1ca1ed92c9a697ae2023-01-13 · +312dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_234bf5e43111fad82023-11-17 · +4dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_26a2b94754eed4972023-11-17 · +4dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_d703ea02ac6ee1122023-11-17 · +4dVerified
Montana State AGbd_e3fcac51365005c02023-11-17 · +4dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: New York City Bar Association
norm: new york city bar
Domain: nycbar.org
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 18, 2023
Breach occurred: Dec 2, 2022 – Dec 24, 2022
Undetected for: 320 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 17, 2023
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took its networks offline to contain the threat
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation with external forensic investigators and data privacy professionals
Providing the affected residents with written notification
Provided with the contact information for the consumer reporting agencies and the Federal Trade Commission
Provided with credit monitoring services
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify our practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of your information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(34 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Maine State AGNov 17 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 17 · first

Vermont State AGNov 17 · first

Montana State AGNov 17 · 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/new-york-city-bar-association-20231121.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 21, 2023
Raw hash: 0840229664679fe9091e859abf0c32d9f35bedec922207dc618a3207a44af4fb

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityNew York City Bar Association

Incidentdiscovered Oct 18, 2023

Stated responseTook its networks offline to contain the threat

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov