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Internews Network

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 7, 2021

Filed

Feb 4, 2022

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Internews Network →

Internews Network notified NH AG of unauthorized system access between Oct 2015 and Dec 2021, discovered Dec 7, 2021. 3 NH residents affected; data included names, SSNs, DOBs. No evidence of actual acquisition found. Credit monitoring offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 2259 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 59 days

Oct 1, 2015

Begins

Dec 7, 2021

Discovered

Feb 4, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

on median

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_23a2cde31d33e0d72022-01-28 · +7dVerified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_879bfcb2245ead482022-01-28 · +7dVerified
Montana State AGbd_d12dc7dbb5b07a442022-01-28 · +7dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_f6451107ae3acae02022-01-28 · +7dVerified

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Internews Network
norm: internews network
Domain: internews.org
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Dec 7, 2021
Breach occurred: Oct 1, 2015 – Dec 1, 2021
Undetected for: 2,259 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 28, 2022
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General

During the incident: Launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Began providing written notice of this incident to all affected individuals
Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Providing access to credit monitoring services for two (2) years, through Kroll
Changes made: Implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Review our policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(59 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 · 5 states

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Maine State AGJan 28 · first

Massachusetts State AGJan 28 · first

Montana State AGJan 28 · first

Indiana State AGJan 28 · first

New Hampshire State AG+7d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 28 (ME), last Feb 4 (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/internews-network-20220204.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 4, 2022
Raw hash: 5ab175f7b7b4de770c065f6f5b3a0b1db4b29ed3456eb66ed10196b189a677a5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityInternews Network

Incidentdiscovered Dec 7, 2021

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

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov