HackingFinancial ServicesProfessional ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)PIILowContained

July Business Services

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 13, 2023

Filed

Mar 27, 2024

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for July Business Services →

July Business Services notified the NH AG of a data security incident. On Nov 13, 2023, unusual activity was identified in its email environment. An unknown actor gained unauthorized access on Nov 14, 2023. Personal information of 4 NH residents was potentially accessed. The company engaged forensic experts, hardened its email environment, and offered 12 months of identity protection services through Kroll.

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Incident timeline

Nov 14, 2023

Begins

Feb 26, 2024

Scope determined

Mar 27, 2024

Filed

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+11 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_e6928434cb5273f22024-03-27Candidate

Name: July Business Services
norm: july business

Name: July Business Services
norm: july business
Industry: Financial ServicesllmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 13, 2023
Breach occurred: Nov 14, 2023
Materiality determined: Feb 26, 2024
Notification sent: Mar 27, 2024
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)PII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged independent digital forensics and incident response experts
Launched a forensics investigation
Implemented additional security measures to further harden its environment
Enhanced the security of its email environment
Provided resources and steps individuals can take to help protect their information
Offered complimentary identity protection services through Kroll
Changes made: Enhanced the security of its email environment to prevent a similar incident from occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 weeks(135 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Maine State AGMar 27 · first

New Hampshire State AGMar 27 · 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/july-business-services-20240327.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 27, 2024
Raw hash: 59c84b2add4700bc448b04c9501d76c442e550d29f63a39d61820109a525446b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityJuly Business Services

Victim entityJuly Business Services

Incidentdiscovered Nov 13, 2023

Stated responseEngaged independent digital forensics and incident response experts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov