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Massey Services

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 6, 2019

Filed

Jan 27, 2020

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Massey Services →

Massey Services, Inc. notified the NH AG of a ransomware breach affecting 4 NH residents. Discovered Dec 6, 2019, after system errors. Attackers accessed HR/payroll data (SSN, driver's license, salary) on internal drives. Massey took systems offline, engaged forensic experts, and provided 1 year of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 52 days

Dec 6, 2019

Discovered

Jan 27, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

11 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_39756f5abff571e02020-01-30 · +3dVerified
Montana State AGbd_ce0e8d66f0425c722020-01-24 · +3dCandidate

Name: Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
norm: lowndes drosdick doster kantor reed

Name: Massey Services
norm: massey services
Domain: masseyservices.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 6, 2019
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 24, 2020
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDEmployment
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Immediately took all systems offline
Began a forensic analysis
Launched a forensic investigation
In the process of cleaning and rebuilding its systems and software
Provided one year of credit monitoring service for all three major credit reporting agencies through TransUnion to any New Hampshire resident who has been affected by the breach
Sent formal notices to affected New Hampshire residents
Changes made: Cleaning and rebuilding its systems and software
Continuing computer forensic examination and investigation
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(52 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Montana State AGJan 24 · first

New Hampshire State AG+3d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Jan 24 (MT), last Jan 30 (MA) — 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/massey-services-20200127.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 27, 2020
Raw hash: b0a6848d29b726eae6ed363b5b93a332c671f19413e0d098cb189359da3d2c4d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityLowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.

Victim entityMassey Services

Incidentdiscovered Dec 6, 2019

Stated responseImmediately took all systems offline

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov