MalwareOtherRansomwareCapture Stored DataData EncryptedData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Building Material Distributors, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 18, 2020

Filed

Jun 1, 2021

To disclose

37 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Building Material Distributors, Inc. →

Building Material Distributors, Inc. experienced a ransomware attack on September 18, 2020, which encrypted files on its network. The company contained the threat and restored data. A subsequent forensic investigation determined on April 26, 2021, that an unauthorized party had also exfiltrated data containing the full names and Social Security numbers of two New Hampshire residents. The company notified the NH Attorney General and affected residents on May 26, 2021, and is providing 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 37 weeks / 256 days

Sep 18, 2020

Begins

Sep 18, 2020

Discovered

Jun 1, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+29 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_37820cc0505c368c2021-05-26 · +6dVerified
Maine State AGbd_3cd9e1d5c7ee83c32021-05-26 · +6dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_5003f71bdf2c6e272021-05-26 · +6dVerified
Montana State AGbd_74113da880c98d612021-05-26 · +6dVerified by operator

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California State AGbd_8dbe6f7f9d0797d92021-05-26 · +6dVerified

Name: Building Material Distributors, Inc.
norm: building material distributors

Name: Building Material Distributors, Inc.
norm: building material distributors
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Sep 18, 2020
Breach occurred: Sep 18, 2020
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 26, 2021
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Attorney General Gordon MacDonald, Office of the Attorney General, NH

During the incident: Contained the threat by disabling all unauthorized access to its network
Restored all encrypted data
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Working with law enforcement
Providing the affected residents with written notification of this incident
Providing the residents with 12 months of a credit monitoring service
Advising the affected residents to always remain vigilant in reviewing financial account statements
Advising the affected residents about the process for placing a fraud alert and/or security freeze on their credit files
Providing the affected residents with the contact information for the consumer reporting agencies and the Federal Trade Commission
Changes made: Continue to evaluate and modify its practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Fortify our security measures to help prevent future cyber security threats
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 37 weeks(256 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGMay 26 · first

Maine State AGMay 26 · first

Massachusetts State AGMay 26 · first

Montana State AGMay 26 · first

California State AGMay 26 · first

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing May 26 (IN), last Jun 1 (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/building-materials-distributors-20210601.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 1, 2021
Raw hash: 0657e16c66506c854e6c9d5eeb4780d6e0463a9fbb26c8628b698eb56597ad17

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBuilding Material Distributors, Inc.

Victim entityBuilding Material Distributors, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Sep 18, 2020

Stated responseContained the threat by disabling all unauthorized access to its network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov