HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Ambassador Advisors, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 29, 2022

Filed

Aug 8, 2022

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Ambassador Advisors, LLC →

Ambassador Advisors, LLC notified NH AG that an unauthorized individual accessed one employee email account between Dec 13-14, 2021. The firm discovered on June 29, 2022 that the account contained names, SSNs, and financial account info for 3 NH residents. No evidence of misuse. 12 months credit monitoring offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 198 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 40 days

Dec 13, 2021

Begins

Jun 29, 2022

Discovered

Aug 8, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_15bd8082df811eaa2022-07-28 · +11dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_3691b9cd734899cf2022-07-28 · +11dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_b27c8a818f62fd172022-07-28 · +11dVerified
Montana State AGbd_d9b0fd2327f4d72a2022-07-28 · +11dVerified by operator

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Ambassador Advisors, LLC
norm: ambassador advisors
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 29, 2022
Breach occurred: Dec 13, 2021 – Dec 14, 2021
Undetected for: 198 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 28, 2022
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Immediately restricted access and commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Providing affected residents with written notification
Providing 12 months of credit monitoring
Advising affected residents to remain vigilant in reviewing financial account statements
Advising affected residents about the process for placing a fraud alert and/or security freeze on their credit files
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies practices to enhance the security and privacy of the personal information they maintain
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(40 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Maine State AGJul 28 · first

Massachusetts State AGJul 28 · first

Indiana State AGJul 28 · first

Montana State AGJul 28 · first

New Hampshire State AG+11d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 28 (ME), last Aug 8 (NH) — a 11-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/ambassador-advisors-20220801.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 8, 2022
Raw hash: beab7190318b1bf92a2328dfedbec8077308a0f252aadfa339278500645e6b95

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityAmbassador Advisors, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jun 29, 2022

Stated responseImmediately restricted access and commenced a prompt and thorough investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov