MalwareManufacturingManufacturingRansomwareData EncryptedData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)Financial accountHighContained

HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO., INC.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 29, 2021

Filed

Feb 14, 2022

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

1,463state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO., INC. →

Hitchner Manufacturing Co., Inc. notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a security incident affecting 1,463 state residents. Unauthorized access occurred between November 8 and December 1, 2021, involving the encryption of systems (ransomware) and prior exfiltration of files containing names, SSNs, driver's license numbers, and financial account numbers. The breach was discovered on December 29, 2021. The company engaged law enforcement and outside forensic investigators, contained the incident, and provided one year of complimentary identity monitoring to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 51 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 47 days

Nov 8, 2021

Begins

Dec 29, 2021

Discovered

Feb 14, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

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_952a3b149cf36fbc2022-02-14Verified
Maine State AGbd_9a9fa7be1626a4da2022-02-14Candidate

Name: HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
norm: hitchiner manufacturing

Name: HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
norm: hitchiner manufacturing
Industry: Manufacturingllm

Discovered: Dec 29, 2021
Breach occurred: Nov 8, 2021 – Dec 1, 2021
Undetected for: 51 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 14, 2022
Affected individuals: 1,463state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General's Office
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Contacted law enforcement
Began an investigation with the assistance of an outside cybersecurity firm
Took steps to contain the incident and restore operation
Mailed notification letters via First Class mail to the New Hampshire residents
Provided individuals a complimentary, one-year membership to identity monitoring services
Established a dedicated, toll-free call center
Changes made: Taking steps to further enhance its existing security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(47 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 AGFeb 14 · first

Maine State AGFeb 14 · first

New Hampshire State AGFeb 14 · first · 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/hitchiner-manufacturing-20220214.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 14, 2022
Raw hash: 323fd680347b5f228167974ca9d2133226dcd26e3bb11364d4504081d74d8306

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityHITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO., INC.

Victim entityHITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO., INC.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 29, 2021

Stated responseContacted law enforcement

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov