MalwareOtherRansomwareData EncryptedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 2, 2021

Filed

Jun 10, 2022

To disclose

12 months

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse →

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse notified the NH AG of a data event affecting 4 NH residents. Malware infected systems between May 24 and June 2, 2021, encrypting files. Exposed data included names and SSNs. The Diocese engaged third-party specialists, notified law enforcement, and provided 1 year of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 9 days

discovery → filing · 12 months / 373 days

May 24, 2021

Begins

Jun 2, 2021

Discovered

Jun 10, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+45 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_185597a9b527ad902022-06-06 · +4dVerified
Maine State AGbd_5ff3c45b5fe2aaaa2022-06-06 · +4dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_c4923b0b0b188f682022-06-06 · +4dVerified

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse
norm: the roman catholic diocese of syracuse
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Jun 2, 2021
Breach occurred: May 24, 2021 – Jun 2, 2021
Undetected for: 9 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 6, 2022
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Provided notice to the Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General

During the incident: Took steps to secure the network
Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the event with the assistance of third-party specialists
Conducted a thorough and time-intensive review of the potentially impacted data
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Providing access to credit monitoring services for one (1) year, through IDX
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewing our policies, procedures and processes related to the storage and access of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 months(373 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGJun 6 · first

Maine State AGJun 6 · first

Indiana State AGJun 6 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d · 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/roman-catholic-diocese-syracuse-20220610.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 10, 2022
Raw hash: 9a818af983329ee9564fcd3bdcc687d1c5c7df27008de4e99da935ac0f168c48

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse

Incidentdiscovered Jun 2, 2021

Stated responseTook steps to secure the network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov