HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDPIIMediumActive

R.T. Jones Capital Equities Management, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 26, 2013

Filed

Sep 30, 2013

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

33state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for R.T. Jones Capital Equities Management, Inc. →

R.T. Jones Capital Equities Management, Inc. reported a cyber-attack on its web hosting facility on July 22, 2013, discovered July 26, 2013. The incident compromised PII (name, DOB, SSN) of 33 New Hampshire residents (current/former employees of R.T. Jones's clients). Notices were sent September 26, 2013. Forensic investigation ongoing.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 4 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 66 days

Jul 22, 2013

Begins

Jul 26, 2013

Discovered

Sep 30, 2013

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_cdee4041d0da3edd2013-10-01 · +1dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_95bbbddea9dee8f52013-10-07 · +7dVerified

Name: De Luca & Hamilton LLP
norm: de luca hamilton

Name: R.T. Jones Capital Equities Management, Inc.
norm: rt jones capital equities management
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 26, 2013
Breach occurred: Jul 22, 2013
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 26, 2013
Affected individuals: 33state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPII
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: Notified New Hampshire Attorney GeneralNotified FBINotified Secret ServiceNotified local law enforcementNotified national consumer reporting agencies
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Retained two separate independent forensic experts
Retained specialized data security counsel
Reported attacks to the FBI, the Secret Service, and local law enforcement
Provided notice to clients
Provided written notice to affected individuals
Offered one year of identity monitoring services
Changes made: Offered one year of identity monitoring services and identity restoration services
Provided information on how to protect against identity theft and fraud
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(66 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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New Hampshire State AGSep 30 · first · this page

California State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Sep 30 (NH), last Oct 7 (MA) — 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/rt-jones-capital-equities-20130930.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 30, 2013
Raw hash: 0ab4a725d1de0085e1d89edf4c5e6f249f15fdb9944ed4c5143d56889d297feb

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDe Luca & Hamilton LLP

Victim entityR.T. Jones Capital Equities Management, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 26, 2013

Stated responseRetained two separate independent forensic experts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov