HackingTechnologyInformationStolen CredentialsPhishingMulti-Stage ChainCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumActive

DataDirect Networks, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 18, 2019

Filed

Jul 1, 2019

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for DataDirect Networks, Inc. →

DataDirect Networks, Inc. notified the NH AG of unauthorized access to employee email accounts between April 11 and May 21, 2019. Suspicious activity was detected on April 18, 2019. One NH resident's PII (name, address, SSN/TIN) was compromised. DataDirect engaged forensic experts, reset credentials, implemented MFA, and offered 1 year of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 7 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 74 days

Apr 11, 2019

Begins

Apr 18, 2019

Discovered

Jul 1, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

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

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_6a1f3d8ad9c6ecc52019-07-01Candidate

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: DataDirect Networks, Inc.
norm: datadirect networks
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Apr 18, 2019
Breach occurred: Apr 11, 2019 – May 21, 2019
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 28, 2019
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General Consumer Protection Bureau
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Changed the employee’s email password credentials
Began an investigation into the incident
Investigation is being conducted with the assistance of a leading third-party cyber security forensic expert
Provided written notice of this incident to all known affected individuals
Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Implemented multi-factor authentication for email access
Providing individuals whose personal information was potentially affected by this incident with access to one (1) year of credit monitoring services through TransUnion at no cost to the individuals
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing notice of this incident to other state regulators as required
Changes made: Implemented multi-factor authentication for email access
Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(74 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

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New Hampshire State AGJul 1 · first

New Hampshire State AGJul 1 · 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/datadirect-20190701.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 1, 2019
Raw hash: b9b29ffb89916f0e362b9a797e971ac70cf32bba3d08dc2160c8dc9a8aa410f2

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityDataDirect Networks, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Apr 18, 2019

Stated responseChanged the employee’s email password credentials

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov