MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

CORDELLCORDELL

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 19, 2023

Filed

Oct 5, 2023

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for CORDELLCORDELL →

Cordell & Cordell, P.C. notified the NH Attorney General of a ransomware attack detected on July 19, 2023. Unauthorized access occurred June 22–July 20, 2023. One NH resident's name, SSN, and driver's license were compromised. Data was exfiltrated. Remediation included forensic engagement, enhanced security tools, and employee training.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 27 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 78 days

Jun 22, 2023

Begins

Jul 19, 2023

Discovered

Oct 5, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitealphvbd_7d7c903aaa8817f52023-08-16 · +50dVerified

Name: CORDELLCORDELL
norm: cordellcordell
Domain: cordellcordell.com

Name: CORDELLCORDELL
norm: cordellcordell
Domain: cordellcordell.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 19, 2023
Breach occurred: Jun 22, 2023 – Jul 20, 2023
Undetected for: 27 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 5, 2023
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney GeneralWill provide notice of this incident to all appropriate state regulators

During the incident: Hired a nationally recognized digital forensics firm
Reported this Federal law enforcement
Began an investigation to understand what happened, contain the attack, and determine the scope of the incident
Changes made: Contracted with third-party cybersecurity experts to evaluate and monitor security threats to our network
Deployed advanced security tools to enhance detection and accelerate response to potential cyber incidents
Upgrading network hardware to strengthen security
Supplemented cybersecurity awareness training for all employees
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(78 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/cordell-cordell-20231005.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 5, 2023
Raw hash: 617b6f0156f2443e876da9ce93fb2bb17fef739423356f66426affbbd173ef63

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Reporting entityCORDELLCORDELL

Victim entityCORDELLCORDELL

Incidentdiscovered Jul 19, 2023

Stated responseHired a nationally recognized digital forensics firm

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov