MalwareTechnologyInformationRansomwareData EncryptedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

PASCO scientific

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 24, 2020

Filed

Jan 12, 2021

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for PASCO scientific →

PASCO scientific experienced a ransomware infection on August 24, 2020, which allowed unauthorized remote access to systems containing personal information of current and former employees. The incident affected one New Hampshire resident. PASCO engaged a cybersecurity firm, notified law enforcement, and implemented remediation measures including malware monitoring software and stricter password policies. Affected individuals were offered one year of complimentary credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 141 days

Aug 24, 2020

Begins

Aug 24, 2020

Discovered

Jan 12, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_95b0f509a37b04b92021-01-11 · +1dVerified
Maine State AGbd_9b2945b6dab44bb22021-01-11 · +1dCandidate

Name: PASCO scientific
norm: pasco scientific

Name: PASCO scientific
norm: pasco scientific
Domain: pasco.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Aug 24, 2020
Breach occurred: Aug 24, 2020
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 7, 2021
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Attorney General Gordon MacDonald, Office of the Attorney General, New Hampshire

During the incident: Took steps to secure the network
Began an investigation with the assistance of a cybersecurity firm
Notified law enforcement
Removed the malware
Secured the services of Kroll to provide identity monitoring at no cost to you for one year
Changes made: Installed on all computers software designed to monitor and isolate this type of malware
Implemented a more stringent password policy
Closed potential vulnerabilities in our network firewall
Store sensitive data on portable drives not directly connected to the company network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(141 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGJan 11 · first

Maine State AGJan 11 · first

New Hampshire State AG+1d · 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/pasco-scientific-20210112.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 12, 2021
Raw hash: 4814f5d21dda222e9192778402a2bed82ef7b4555cc82711e474729467fb1372

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPASCO scientific

Victim entityPASCO scientific

Incidentdiscovered Aug 24, 2020

Stated responseTook steps to secure the network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov