MalwareTechnologyInformationRansomwareData ExfiltratedData PublishedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Northern Data Systems

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 13, 2022

Filed

Oct 3, 2022

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Northern Data Systems →2 incidents on file

Northern Data Systems, Inc. notified the NH DOJ of a May 2022 ransomware attack affecting one NH resident. The actor gained access on May 6, 2022, and the breach was discovered on May 13, 2022. Exfiltrated data included name, contact info, and SSN. Notice was sent on Sept 26, 2022, offering one year of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 7 days

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 143 days

May 6, 2022

Begins

May 13, 2022

Discovered

Oct 3, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_14b3d3e426239b302022-09-27 · +6dCandidate

Name: Northern Data Systems
norm: northern data

Name: Northern Data Systems
norm: northern data
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: May 13, 2022
Breach occurred: May 6, 2022
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 26, 2022
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reported the incident to law enforcement

During the incident: Reported the incident to law enforcement
Engaged outside counsel
Engaged a leading forensic/cybersecurity firm to assist in the investigation
Contained the threat
Rebuilt the relevant systems from backups
Took measures to secure our network against a similar attack
Made contact with the threat actor
Worked with industry experts to validate the exfiltration claim
Provided files to a data review firm to assess what information they contained
Assessing potential notification obligations
Verifying addresses and coordinating with our clients on providing the required notices
Provided written notice to the affected individual
Provided the individual with one year of Experian IdentityWorks
Changes made: Changed/strengthened passwords
Started the process of implementing multifactor authentication
Adopted new technical safeguards
Modified our software
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(143 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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Maine State AGSep 27 · first

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Sep 27 (ME), last Oct 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/northern-data-systems-20221003.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 3, 2022
Raw hash: d09e1a0d9775a90452b60885319bd96e425f40229ef049d12417ed3d9cf02060

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNorthern Data Systems

Victim entityNorthern Data Systems

Incidentdiscovered May 13, 2022

Stated responseReported the incident to law enforcement

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov