HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)PIILowActive

Ascensus Specialties

bd_46d6bdcc520e1f64 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 11, 2023

Filed

Apr 3, 2023

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

133state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Ascensus Specialties →

Ascensus Specialties, LLC notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of unauthorized access to its Newburyport network between December 5-11, 2022. The company discovered the activity on January 11, 2023. Files containing names and data elements were accessed by an unknown actor. 133 New Hampshire residents were notified on March 28, 2023, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 37 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 82 days

Dec 5, 2022

Begins

Jan 11, 2023

Discovered

Mar 6, 2023

Scope determined

Apr 3, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

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

Massachusetts State AGbd_4e7f5b99bfea5ff82023-03-28 · +6dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_aa971c940cf6b3aa2023-03-28 · +6dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_eb7a9d6abf29828b2023-03-28 · +6dVerified
Maine State AGbd_f0bed7f7d0d5e6542023-03-28 · +6dCandidate

Name: Ascensus Specialties
norm: ascensus specialties
Domain: ascensusspecialties.com

Name: Ascensus Specialties
norm: ascensus specialties
Domain: ascensusspecialties.com
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 11, 2023
Breach occurred: Dec 5, 2022 – Dec 11, 2022
Undetected for: 37 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Mar 6, 2023
Notification sent: Mar 28, 2023
Affected individuals: 133state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)PII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Provided notice to the Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation into the activity with the assistance of third party cyber security experts
Performed a review of the contents of the files and folders to determine whether sensitive information was present
Corresponded with federal law enforcement regarding the event
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through IDX, to individuals whose personal information was potentially affected
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards
Evaluating additional security measures to further secure our systems and to better prevent similar incidents in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(82 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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Massachusetts State AGMar 28 · first

Vermont State AGMar 28 · first

Indiana State AGMar 28 · first

Maine State AGMar 28 · first

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Mar 28 (MA), last Apr 3 (NH) — a 6-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/ascensus-specialties-20230403.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 3, 2023
Raw hash: d8247e46b8d86d7bc591b90d901c5594091dfad06c098d2672bb85eb152d2d5d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAscensus Specialties

Victim entityAscensus Specialties

Incidentdiscovered Jan 11, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation into the activity with the assistance of third party cyber security experts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov