MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

DES Architects + Engineers

bd_5bf978ec0df6f6ce · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 19, 2023

Filed

Apr 16, 2024

To disclose

26 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for DES Architects + Engineers →

DES Architects + Engineers, Inc. notified New Hampshire residents of a cybersecurity incident involving ransomware. Unauthorized access occurred between September 7 and October 21, 2023, resulting in malicious encryption and file exfiltration. One NH resident was notified on April 16, 2024. The company engaged federal law enforcement, provided credit monitoring via Experian, and implemented enhanced security safeguards.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 42 days

discovery → filing · 26 weeks / 180 days

Sep 7, 2023

Begins

Oct 19, 2023

Discovered

Apr 16, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+7 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_0983ef0d95f8fc3d2024-04-16Candidate
Montana State AGbd_8b4b8d777283b1b22024-04-16Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_974ef592132b82152024-04-16Verified
Maine State AGbd_9ee5db71d1941c562024-04-16Verified by operator

Name: DES Architects + Engineers
norm: des architects engineers

Name: DES Architects + Engineers
norm: des architects engineers
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 19, 2023
Breach occurred: Sep 7, 2023 – Oct 21, 2023
Undetected for: 42 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 10, 2023
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: notified federal law enforcement regarding the eventproviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators

During the incident: Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident
Assess the security of DES 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 Experian
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Providing written notice of this incident to the three major credit reporting agencies
Changes made: Reviewed and updated existing policies and procedures relating to data protection and security
Implemented additional security measures designed to mitigate risk associated with this incident and to limit the likelihood of future similar incidents
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 weeks(180 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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California State AGApr 16 · first

Montana State AGApr 16 · first

Massachusetts State AGApr 16 · first

Maine State AGApr 16 · first

New Hampshire State AGApr 16 · first · 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/des-architects-engineers-20240416.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 16, 2024
Raw hash: e21762eb8456613712a0081e72ddf90a7e306d30fddf0402f99a083cbec3e659

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDES Architects + Engineers

Victim entityDES Architects + Engineers

Incidentdiscovered Oct 19, 2023

Stated responseMoved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov