HackingManufacturingManufacturingStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The Phillips Screw Company

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 18, 2023

Filed

May 28, 2024

To disclose

23 weeks

Affected

12state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The Phillips Screw Company →

The Phillips Screw Company notified the NH AG of a cybersecurity incident detected Dec 18, 2023. Unauthorized access occurred Dec 11-18, 2023. Personal info of 12 NH residents was accessed. Notification sent May 21, 2024, offering credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 7 days

discovery → filing · 23 weeks / 162 days

Dec 11, 2023

Begins

Dec 18, 2023

Discovered

May 28, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+12 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_09e83a423c05bb5f2024-05-21 · +7dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_3a5c7acd6fcae38a2024-05-21 · +7dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_9441df186f3f03992024-05-21 · +7dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_f0b0643b387652b42024-05-21 · +7dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: The Phillips Screw Company
norm: the phillips screw
Industry: Manufacturingllm

Discovered: Dec 18, 2023
Breach occurred: Dec 11, 2023 – Dec 18, 2023
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 21, 2024
Affected individuals: 12state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged professionals experienced in handling these types of incidents to assist with an investigation
Took certain systems offline
Offered complimentary credit monitoring to the impacted residents
Changes made: Remediated and resumed full business functionality
Evaluated and modified practices to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 weeks(162 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 4 states

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Maine State AGMay 21 · first

Massachusetts State AGMay 21 · first

Vermont State AGMay 21 · first

New Hampshire State AG+7d · this page

Pattern: first filing May 21 (ME), last May 28 (NH) — a 7-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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/phillips-screw-company-20240528.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 28, 2024
Raw hash: 37b3484ced7f764c780806c9dde864f983bf8b725b945960cc9c6081fa534192

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityThe Phillips Screw Company

Incidentdiscovered Dec 18, 2023

Stated responseEngaged professionals experienced in handling these types of incidents to assist with an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov