HackingTechnologyGovernmentInformationStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Government Brands, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 6, 2020

Filed

May 29, 2020

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Government Brands, LLC →

Government Brands, LLC notified the NH AG of a data breach affecting 1 NH resident. Unauthorized access to GovPSA legacy database data occurred between Aug 21, 2019, and Apr 6, 2020. The company discovered a vulnerability on Apr 6, 2020. Exposed data included names, SSNs, driver's licenses, and financial account info. Remediation included forensic investigation, employee training, and credit monitoring services.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 229 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 53 days

Aug 21, 2019

Begins

Apr 6, 2020

Discovered

May 29, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

11 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

Indiana State AGbd_5230b9239e2f16d32020-05-27 · +2dVerified

Name: Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP
norm: morris manning martin
Domain: mmmlaw.com

Name: Government Brands, LLC
norm: government brands
Industry: TechnologyllmGovernmentllm

Discovered: Apr 6, 2020
Breach occurred: Aug 21, 2019 – Apr 6, 2020
Undetected for: 229 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 27, 2020
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reported this incident to the applicable state regulatory authorities
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged and utilized multiple cyber security experts to assist the Company in a forensic investigation of the incident
Reported this incident to the applicable state regulatory authorities
Implemented additional security measures designed to prevent such an incident from occurring again, including but not limited to the training of employees on the secure transfer of data files
Offering a free one-year subscription to NortonLifeLock LifeLock DefenderTM Choice
Established a dedicated call center service so affected residents can speak with a live operator
Changes made: Training of employees on the secure transfer of data files
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(53 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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Indiana State AGMay 27 · first

New Hampshire State AG+2d · 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/government-brands-20200529.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 29, 2020
Raw hash: 4e351314101a1bece5dfd9562bd3e934725de4cae513dce4f76822ea8dddceac

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMorris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Victim entityGovernment Brands, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 6, 2020

Stated responseEngaged and utilized multiple cyber security experts to assist the Company in a forensic investigation of the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov