Social EngineeringProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesPhishingCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Stokes Law Office, LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 11, 2021

Filed

Jul 12, 2021

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Stokes Law Office, LLP →

Stokes Law Office, PLLC notified the NH Attorney General of a phishing incident where an unauthorized party accessed an employee email account between Aug 27 and Sep 9, 2020. Discovered June 11, 2021, the breach affected 2 NH residents, exposing names, SSNs, and bank account numbers. Stokes engaged forensic investigators, secured the account, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 288 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 31 days

Aug 27, 2020

Begins

Jun 11, 2021

Discovered

Jul 12, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

13 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

Indiana State AGbd_04352d3beed67fd42021-07-09 · +3dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Stokes Law Office, LLP
norm: stokes law office
Domain: stokeslawoffice.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 11, 2021
Breach occurred: Aug 27, 2020 – Sep 9, 2020
Undetected for: 288 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 9, 2021
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1114 Email CollectionT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Secured the account
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Worked closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Conducted an extensive forensic investigation and manual document review
Provided written notification to affected residents
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring at no cost
Advised affected residents to remain vigilant in reviewing financial account statements
Advised affected residents about the process for placing a fraud alert and/or security freeze on their credit files
Provided contact information for consumer reporting agencies and Federal Trade Commission
Changes made: Implementing multi-factor authorization
Continually evaluating and modifying practices to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(31 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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Indiana State AGJul 9 · first

New Hampshire State AG+3d · this page

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/stokes-law-20210712.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 12, 2021
Raw hash: 3377da6b0ff88f384b470c38d911951295f272dc1e812ef58169fc57f24c7681

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityStokes Law Office, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Jun 11, 2021

Stated responseSecured the account

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov