HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)EmploymentMediumContained

Resources for the Future

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 27, 2021

Filed

May 3, 2021

To disclose

6 days

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Resources for the Future →2 incidents on file

Resources for the Future (RFF), a DC-based nonprofit, notified the NH Attorney General of a security incident affecting one NH resident. Unauthorized access occurred between April 15-20, 2021, to server folders containing I-9 forms with PII (SSN, DOB, driver's license). RFF engaged forensic investigators, secured systems, and offered one year of Experian credit monitoring. The incident status is contained.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 12 days

discovery → filing · 6 days

Apr 15, 2021

Begins

Apr 27, 2021

Discovered

May 3, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

17 wks faster

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_d753de4369eb14c62021-05-03Verified

Name: Resources for the Future
norm: resources for the future
Domain: rff.org

Name: Resources for the Future
norm: resources for the future
Domain: rff.org
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 27, 2021
Breach occurred: Apr 15, 2021 – Apr 20, 2021
Undetected for: 12 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 3, 2021
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)Employment
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Secured the systems involved
Commenced an investigation with the assistance of a computer forensics firm
Conducted a comprehensive review of the files in the folders that were accessed
Providing written notice via United States Postal Service mail to the New Hampshire resident
Offering a complimentary one-year membership in credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian
Changes made: Implementing additional security measures to further enhance the security of our network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 days(6 days from discovery to filing)
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 AGMay 3 · first

New Hampshire State AGMay 3 · 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/resources-future-20210503.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 3, 2021
Raw hash: 3dd6d00c1647fb3ae38723d13845ca612bcea711491ccebb168d4dd9ce912ff3

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityResources for the Future

Victim entityResources for the Future

Incidentdiscovered Apr 27, 2021

Stated responseSecured the systems involved

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov