Social EngineeringTechnologyInformationPhishingBECTargetedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancialMediumActive

Gryphon Technologies, LC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 7, 2016

Filed

Mar 21, 2016

To disclose

14 days

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Gryphon Technologies, LC →

Gryphon Technologies, LC reported a phishing incident where employees were tricked into sending W-2 forms (containing SSNs, names, addresses, wages) to attackers impersonating the CEO and CFO. Discovered March 7, 2016. One NH resident affected. Response included engaging cyber-law counsel, notifying FBI/IRS, and offering 2 years of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 7 days

discovery → filing · 14 days

Feb 29, 2016

Begins

Mar 7, 2016

Discovered

Mar 21, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

17 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

Massachusetts State AGbd_0373aa6635d40c7f2016-03-25 · +4dVerified

Name: Gryphon Technologies, LC
norm: gryphon technologies lc

Name: Gryphon Technologies, LC
norm: gryphon technologies lc
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Mar 7, 2016
Breach occurred: Feb 29, 2016 – Mar 7, 2016
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 21, 2016
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney GeneralContacted the IRSContacted the FBIContacted the DSS
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Engaged a law firm that specializes in cyber-attacks to assist us moving forward
Contacted the IRS, FBI, and DSS
Providing all potentially affected individuals access to two (2) free years of credit and identity monitoring services, including identity restoration services, through Experian
Established a dedicated hotline for potentially affected individuals to contact with questions or concerns regarding this incident
Providing potentially impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to other state regulators and the national consumer reporting agencies as necessary
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards
Provide additional mandatory training to our employees on safeguarding the privacy and security of information on our systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 days(14 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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New Hampshire State AGMar 21 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+4d

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/gryphon-technologies-20160321.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 21, 2016
Raw hash: dad771535ccfc71678bc34be827d9ea1f3ca88ea3666a00e601104ad43fb0039

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGryphon Technologies, LC

Victim entityGryphon Technologies, LC

Incidentdiscovered Mar 7, 2016

Stated responseEngaged a law firm that specializes in cyber-attacks to assist us moving forward

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov