HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

EMC NATIONAL LIFE COMPANY

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 9, 2022

Filed

Apr 15, 2022

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

147state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for EMC NATIONAL LIFE COMPANY →4 incidents on file

EMC National Life Company notified the NH AG of unauthorized network access occurring Dec 28-30, 2021, discovered March 9, 2022. ~147 NH residents affected. Data included names, SSNs, tax IDs, driver's licenses, and financial/payment card info. Company engaged forensic experts, coordinated with law enforcement and Iowa Insurance Division, and offered 1-year credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 71 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 37 days

Dec 28, 2021

Begins

Mar 9, 2022

Discovered

Apr 15, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_fb8292a8b358689c2022-04-21 · +6dVerified
Montana State AGbd_74b57e86f63be4672022-04-08 · +7dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_75e4844566077e922022-04-08 · +7dVerified
Maine State AGbd_864052ad7778de462022-04-08 · +7dVerified

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Washington State AGbd_c2aee2bf6127a5bf2022-04-08 · +7dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_ce028eaf6ab43e8b2022-04-08 · +7dVerified
California State AGbd_e91b811e21457c6d2022-04-08 · +7dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: EMC NATIONAL LIFE COMPANY
norm: emc national life
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 9, 2022
Breach occurred: Dec 28, 2021 – Dec 30, 2021
Undetected for: 71 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 8, 2022
Affected individuals: 147state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Iowa Insurance Division
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to contain the threat
Launched an investigation with the support of third-party cybersecurity experts
Coordinated with law enforcement
Coordinated with the Iowa Insurance Division
Secure and ensure the safekeeping of the personal information
Offering the affected residents with complimentary one-year memberships with a credit monitoring service
Changes made: Continuing to work with third-party experts to further strengthen our cybersecurity defenses moving forward
Continually evaluates and modifies its practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(37 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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Montana State AGApr 8 · first

Indiana State AGApr 8 · first

Maine State AGApr 8 · first

Washington State AGApr 8 · first

Massachusetts State AGApr 8 · first

California State AGApr 8 · first

New Hampshire State AG+7d · this page

Oregon State AG+13d

Pattern: first filing Apr 8 (MT), last Apr 21 (OR) — a 13-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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/emc-national-life-20220415.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 15, 2022
Raw hash: 7112dc6a8a5eb4872407a2667972155b83b2670fc1e83d0a65b2658764d90ede

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityEMC NATIONAL LIFE COMPANY

Incidentdiscovered Mar 9, 2022

Stated responseTook steps to contain the threat

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov