MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailRansomwareCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

L. KNIFE & SON, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 1, 2022

Filed

Dec 30, 2022

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

210state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for L. KNIFE & SON, LLC →2 incidents on file

L. Knife & Son notified the NH Attorney General of a security incident where an unauthorized actor accessed files between Oct 13-19, 2022. The company identified encryption on its network on Nov 1, 2022. The breach affected 210 NH residents, exposing names, SSNs, and financial account information. L. Knife notified law enforcement, offered 2 years of Experian identity protection, and enhanced network security.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 19 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 59 days

Oct 13, 2022

Begins

Nov 1, 2022

Discovered

Dec 8, 2022

Scope determined

Dec 30, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_147257e5513864692022-12-30Verified
HHS OCRbd_4e0d4cc6530c00ed2022-12-30Candidate
Maine State AGbd_61cb93a578d2cdba2022-12-30Verified
Indiana State AGbd_9dc5429196b125b52022-12-30Verified

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Vermont State AGbd_1be02c5d8c13870e2022-12-23 · +7dCandidate
Montana State AGbd_b2d78534115a48ce2023-01-30 · +31dVerified

Name: L. KNIFE & SON, LLC
norm: l knife son

Name: L. KNIFE & SON, LLC
norm: l knife son
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Nov 1, 2022
Breach occurred: Oct 13, 2022 – Oct 19, 2022
Undetected for: 19 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Dec 8, 2022
Notification sent: Dec 30, 2022
Affected individuals: 210state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Initiated an investigation
Implemented measures to help secure its network
Notified law enforcement
Providing written notice to the New Hampshire residents by mailing a letter
Offering the New Hampshire residents a complimentary, two-year membership to identity theft protection services provided by Experian
Established a dedicated phone number for notification recipients
Changes made: Implemented additional measures to enhance the security of its network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(59 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 6 states

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Vermont State AGDec 23 · first

Massachusetts State AG+7d

HHS OCR+7d

Maine State AG+7d

Indiana State AG+7d

New Hampshire State AG+7d · this page

Montana State AG+38d

Pattern: first filing Dec 23 (VT), last Jan 30 (MT) — a 38-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/l-knife-son-20221230.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 30, 2022
Raw hash: 4b3e9a833cc5ac2d4659404700b72c9694048ba5a4455c5489e029db2dd888a8

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityL. KNIFE & SON, LLC

Victim entityL. KNIFE & SON, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Nov 1, 2022

Stated responseInitiated an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov