HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumActive

LOWER, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 14, 2021

Filed

Oct 6, 2022

To disclose

42 weeks

Affected

812state residents only

Linked

15 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for LOWER, LLC →4 incidents on file

Lower LLC, a professional services firm, disclosed a data event where an unauthorized actor accessed its network and exfiltrated files containing names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver's license numbers, and financial account numbers. The incident occurred between Dec 10-14, 2021, and was discovered on Dec 14, 2021. This supplemental notice covers 812 Delaware residents, bringing the total notified to 812. Lower engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and provided credit monitoring via Experian.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 4 days

discovery → filing · 42 weeks / 296 days

Dec 10, 2021

Begins

Dec 14, 2021

Discovered

Oct 6, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+24 wks slower

This filing is one of 15 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_625459f82668599b2022-10-06Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_a70e920b76c1dd242022-10-11 · +5dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_6797c8aa28eb91e02022-08-08 · +59dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_2514e4cd772871022022-08-02 · +65dVerified by operator

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Oregon State AGbd_7c08e1ba6cee05ac2022-08-02 · +65dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_c89bacdc828a3dc32022-08-02 · +65dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_684eb1dfac2ece3f2022-05-31 · +128dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_118024ac8e485c732022-05-27 · +132dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_2dad5330357429422022-05-27 · +132dVerified by operator
Washington State AGbd_fe440dee34e1a9c52022-05-27 · +132dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 14 linked disclosures.

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: LOWER, LLC
norm: lower
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 14, 2021
Breach occurred: Dec 10, 2021 – Dec 14, 2021
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 6, 2022
Affected individuals: 812state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: notifying regulatory authorities as required by law
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Began an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Notified law enforcement
Notifying regulatory authorities
Notifying potentially affected individuals
Arranged to have Experian provide credit monitoring services
Changes made: Reviewing our existing policies and procedures
Implementing additional safeguards to further secure the information in our systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 42 weeks(296 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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Maine State AGMay 27 · first

California State AGMay 27 · first

Washington State AGMay 27 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d

Maine State AG+67d

Oregon State AG+67d

California State AG+67d

New Hampshire State AG+73d

California State AG+132d

Delaware State AG+132d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+137d

Pattern: first filing May 27 (ME), last Oct 11 (NH) — a 137-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 14 — 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://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2022/10/Lower-LLC-DE-Supplemental-Notice-of-Data-Event.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 6, 2022
Raw hash: ea5ac3e3dfde301968dc5af471c70013ff138bb8cdd200edddec86ba58e57a40

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityLOWER, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Dec 14, 2021

Stated responseBegan an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceattorneygeneral.delaware.gov