Social EngineeringOtherPhishingStolen CredentialsTargetedData ExfiltratedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

John Lucas Tree Expert Co.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 17, 2019

Filed

Sep 27, 2019

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

9state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for John Lucas Tree Expert Co. →

John Lucas Tree Expert Co. notified the NH Attorney General of a phishing incident where spoofed emails tricked individuals into making payments. An unauthorized user created a mail forwarding rule in an O365 account (Aug 2018–Jul 2019). 9 NH residents' SSNs or Driver's Licenses were potentially exposed. Forensic review found no evidence of access during a specific window, but proactive notice and 1-year Equifax monitoring were provided.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 322 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 72 days

Aug 29, 2018

Begins

Jul 17, 2019

Discovered

Sep 27, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

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_0044756c3fb62c492019-09-27Verified

Name: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
norm: nelson mullins riley scarborough

Name: John Lucas Tree Expert Co.
norm: john lucas tree expert
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Jul 17, 2019
Breach occurred: Aug 29, 2018 – Jul 17, 2019
Undetected for: 322 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 27, 2019
Affected individuals: 9state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Engaged an industry-leading forensic investigation firm
Retained an additional firm to review all available data within the e-mail account
Secured Equifax to provide identity monitoring at no cost
Changes made: Implemented heightened technical security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(72 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 AGSep 27 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 27 · 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/john-lucas-tree-expert-20190927.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 27, 2019
Raw hash: 39b63b70d2f02b58668964bb9d18d7fcd797c6524b947e899c479979fe568e8d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Victim entityJohn Lucas Tree Expert Co.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 17, 2019

Stated responseEngaged an industry-leading forensic investigation firm

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov