MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedRansom DemandedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Berman & Rabin

bd_57200978e1d04838 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jul 8, 2024

Filed

Jan 28, 2025

To disclose

29 weeks

Affected

261state residents only

Linked

13 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Berman & Rabin →3 incidents on file

Berman & Rabin, P.A. notified New Hampshire residents of a ransomware incident occurring between July 5-8, 2024. Suspicious activity involving file encryption was detected on July 8, 2024. An unknown actor gained access to systems and potentially acquired personal information. The firm notified federal law enforcement, engaged in forensic investigation, and is offering credit monitoring services to 261 affected residents.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 29 weeks / 204 days

Jul 5, 2024

Begins

Jul 8, 2024

Discovered

Oct 8, 2024

Scope determined

Jan 28, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+11 wks slower

This filing is one of 13 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_010c6552c51197a72025-01-28Candidate
Nebraska State AGbd_14fd7a1f40f921a42025-01-28Verified
Delaware State AGbd_51c4dfdefb47c41b2025-01-28Verified
Washington State AGbd_55a4ecdc640d53672025-01-28Verified

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Iowa State AGbd_649bb4e63805c3382025-01-28Verified
Indiana State AGbd_67dbf6cb77ebe9522025-01-28Verified
Montana State AGbd_ade90aa399a9c1d72025-01-28Verified
Vermont State AGbd_d19726f54b2626262025-01-28Verified
Oregon State AGbd_d4c9531320fcd7c22025-01-28Verified
South Carolina State AGbd_e7c454baabfa844d2025-01-29 · +1dVerified

Showing first 10 of 12 linked disclosures.

Name: Berman & Rabin
norm: berman rabin
Domain: bermanrabin.com

Name: Berman & Rabin
norm: berman rabin
Domain: bermanrabin.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 8, 2024
Breach occurred: Jul 5, 2024 – Jul 8, 2024
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Oct 8, 2024
Notification sent: Jan 23, 2025
Affected individuals: 261state-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: notified federal law enforcementproviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators, as necessary
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident
Assess the security of Berman & Rabin systems
Identify potentially affected individuals
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Providing access to credit monitoring services for , through IDX, to individuals whose personal information was potentially affected by this incident, at no cost to these individuals
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing individuals with information on how to place a fraud alert and security freeze on one’s credit file
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators, as necessary, and to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Reviewed our security policies and procedures
Implementing additional security measures to reduce the risk of similar future events
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 weeks(204 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 · 11 states

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Maine State AGJan 28 · first

Nebraska State AGJan 28 · first

Delaware State AGJan 28 · first

Washington State AGJan 28 · first

Iowa State AGJan 28 · first

Indiana State AGJan 28 · first

Montana State AGJan 28 · first

Vermont State AGJan 28 · first

Oregon State AGJan 28 · first

New Hampshire State AGJan 28 · first · this page

South Carolina State AG+1d

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 12 — 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/berman-rabin-20250128.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 28, 2025
Raw hash: 7d579316b28a3d6b99a4e99b6d5eb47c0b4fd79e0bf570b9ba6aa47e8a9ceaf4

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBerman & Rabin

Victim entityBerman & Rabin

Incidentdiscovered Jul 8, 2024

Stated responseMoved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov