MalwareProfessional ServicesFinancial ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedDelayed DiscoveryPIIIdentity (basic)LowActive

ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.

bd_544b44357c05bc6c · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 26, 2020

Filed

Oct 4, 2021

To disclose

12 months

Affected

511state residents only

Linked

41 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO. →14 incidents on file

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. filed a supplemental notice with the New Hampshire AG regarding a ransomware incident detected on September 26, 2020. Unauthorized access occurred between June 3 and September 26, 2020. The breach affected approximately 511 New Hampshire residents, including individuals from Gallagher's clients (Finish Line, Sterling Jewelers, Zale). Data accessed included PII. Response included system isolation, forensic investigation, and 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 115 days

discovery → filing · 12 months / 373 days

Jun 3, 2020

Begins

Sep 26, 2020

Discovered

Oct 4, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+34 wks slower

This filing is one of 41 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_d79b29bc558a3c712021-09-29 · +5dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_29bb498af183cd332021-09-13 · +21dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_c453899ab04861cb2021-09-08 · +26dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_e05a56a536c799dd2021-09-07 · +27dVerified by operator

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Maine State AGbd_a45fd1cf66fc40d52021-09-01 · +33dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_7a32a3fe8539d6192021-08-23 · +42dVerified by operator
Delaware State AGbd_d559ecce5b3385332021-08-19 · +46dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_45e73c05af0477862021-08-17 · +48dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_2831d3281e5d09eb2021-12-06 · +63dCandidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_0995d36ed3507f492021-12-10 · +67dVerified

Showing first 10 of 40 linked disclosures.

Name: ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.
norm: arthur j gallagher

Name: ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.
norm: arthur j gallagher
Industry: Professional ServicesllmFinancial Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 26, 2020
Breach occurred: Jun 3, 2020 – Sep 26, 2020
Undetected for: 115 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 29, 2021
Affected individuals: 511state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reported this incident to law enforcement and regulatory authorities, as required by law
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took all our systems offline as a precautionary measure
Initiated response protocols
Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity and forensic specialists
Implemented our business continuity plans to minimize disruption to our customers
Ensured the ongoing security of our systems
Reported this incident to law enforcement and regulatory authorities
Changes made: Reviewed existing security policies and implemented additional measures and enhanced security tools
Implemented additional safeguards
Providing additional training to our employees on data privacy and security
Providing you access, at no cost, to identity and credit monitoring services for twenty-four months through Kroll
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 months(373 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 3 states

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Maine State AGAug 17 · first

Delaware State AG+2d

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Maine State AG+15d

New Hampshire State AG+21d

Maine State AG+22d

Maine State AG+27d

Maine State AG+43d

New Hampshire State AG+48d · this page

Maine State AG+111d

New Hampshire State AG+115d

Pattern: first filing Aug 17 (ME), last Dec 10 (NH) — a 115-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 40 — the full spread may be wider.

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/arthur-j-gallagher-20211004.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 4, 2021
Raw hash: 02eaddaee630471c04736523cf010dec2591bf77431b7e29f6f0bf84d5c46799

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.

Victim entityARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.

Incidentdiscovered Sep 26, 2020

Stated responseTook all our systems offline as a precautionary measure

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov