HackingTechnologyInformationStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Ascent Technology, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 28, 2023

Filed

Nov 27, 2023

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Ascent Technology, Inc. →

Ascent Technology, Inc. notified the NH Attorney General of a cyberattack in late-July 2023. The attacker accessed systems from July 2-30, 2023, potentially exfiltrating PII of one NH resident (a shareholder). Ascent engaged forensic consultants, notified the victim, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 26 days

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 122 days

Jul 2, 2023

Begins

Jul 28, 2023

Discovered

Nov 27, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_3939b7654aaea0372023-11-28 · +1dVerified

Name: FOLEY HOAG LLP
norm: foley hoag

Name: Ascent Technology, Inc.
norm: ascent technology
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jul 28, 2023
Breach occurred: Jul 2, 2023 – Jul 30, 2023
Undetected for: 26 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 22, 2023
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Engaged an outside cybersecurity consultant to begin a forensics assessment
Notified the affected individual and other affected individuals of other states by providing written notice
Offered 24 months of complimentary identity monitoring services through Experian
Changes made: Reviewing its Information Security Policies Manual to assess whether any changes are warranted
Working with the assistance of an outside Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(122 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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New Hampshire State AGNov 27 · first · this page

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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/ascent-technology-20231127.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 27, 2023
Raw hash: 3b26fdb4e2504a7ba1346d57e9c14fbad38b9ed2a78ba1682710c225726260f4

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFOLEY HOAG LLP

Victim entityAscent Technology, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 28, 2023

Stated responseEngaged an outside cybersecurity consultant to begin a forensics assessment

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov