MalwareFinancial ServicesProfessional ServicesFinanceRansomwareRansom DemandedData ExfiltratedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Keenan & Associates

bd_63b90faa80ccda95 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 27, 2023

Filed

Jan 26, 2024

To disclose

22 weeks

Affected

108state residents only

Linked

14 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Keenan & Associates →4 incidents on file

Keenan & Associates reported a ransomware incident affecting 108 New Hampshire residents. Unauthorized access occurred between August 21-27, 2023. The attacker obtained personal information including names. Keenan recovered the data and believes it was not further copied. Notifications began January 26, 2024, offering credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 6 days

discovery → filing · 22 weeks / 152 days

Aug 21, 2023

Begins

Aug 27, 2023

Discovered

Dec 9, 2023

Scope determined

Jan 26, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+13 wks slower

This filing is one of 14 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Washington State AGbd_46415f2cecc8e6b72024-01-26Verified
Maine State AGbd_8e23d2bc69a338dc2024-01-26Verified
Oregon State AGbd_aa3df6e17abb2cee2024-01-26Verified
California State AGbd_b5101c052f403dd42024-01-26Verified

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Vermont State AGbd_bd517874daee54a22024-01-26Verified
California State AGbd_3baa19847fe317a92024-03-22 · +56dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_5da5a4567f12d3472024-03-29 · +63dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_b942c1dd7f723d7c2024-04-02 · +67dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_e5a4bff130cae61e2024-04-11 · +76dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_b81430bb11ab66382024-10-15 · +263dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 13 linked disclosures.

Name: Keenan & Associates
norm: keenan associates

Name: Keenan & Associates
norm: keenan associates
Industry: Financial ServicesllmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 27, 2023
Breach occurred: Aug 21, 2023 – Aug 27, 2023
Undetected for: 6 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Dec 9, 2023
Notification sent: Jan 26, 2024
Affected individuals: 108state-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 New Hampshire Department of Justice
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Disconnected the entire network to contain the suspicious activity
Engaged leading third-party cybersecurity and forensic experts to assist in the investigation
Notified law enforcement
Began notifying residents of New Hampshire
Offering complimentary credit monitoring and fraud protection services
Providing a toll-free hotline for the individuals to call with any questions regarding the incident
Providing substitute notice as well as media notice to pertinent publications
Changes made: Implemented additional security protocols designed to enhance the security of its network, internal systems and applications
Continues to evaluate additional steps that may be taken to further increase its defenses
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 weeks(152 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 · 6 states

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Washington State AGJan 26 · first

Maine State AGJan 26 · first

Oregon State AGJan 26 · first

California State AGJan 26 · first

Vermont State AGJan 26 · first

New Hampshire State AGJan 26 · first · this page

California State AG+56d

New Hampshire State AG+63d

Maine State AG+67d

California State AG+76d

California State AG+263d

Pattern: first filing Jan 26 (WA), last Oct 15 (CA) — a 263-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 13 — 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/keenan-associates-20240126.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 26, 2024
Raw hash: 39d3153c8c66fc6912dde5ed4c0eb0bf57d1b2823d55027584a89821b10ac521

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKeenan & Associates

Victim entityKeenan & Associates

Incidentdiscovered Aug 27, 2023

Stated responseDisconnected the entire network to contain the suspicious activity

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov