MalwareTechnologyInformationRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

California Eastern Laboratories, Inc.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jun 18, 2020

Filed

Oct 16, 2020

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for California Eastern Laboratories, Inc. →

California Eastern Laboratories, Inc. (CEL) notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a ransomware incident discovered on June 18, 2020. Malware encrypted files on CEL systems. CEL engaged external cybersecurity professionals and discovered personal data (names, addresses, etc.) was present in encrypted files. No evidence of unauthorized acquisition or misuse. Approximately 3 NH residents affected. CEL provided 12 months of Equifax Credit Watch Gold monitoring and fraud alert guidance. Notification letters began October 9, 2020.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 120 days

Jun 18, 2020

Discovered

Oct 16, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed3 affectedView incident

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: California Eastern Laboratories, Inc.
norm: california eastern laboratories
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jun 18, 2020
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 9, 2020
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Engaged external cybersecurity professionals experienced in handling these types of incidents
Providing the affected residents with written notification of this incident commencing on October 9, 2020
Providing the residents with 12 months of credit monitoring
Advising the residents about the process for placing a fraud alert and/or security freeze on their credit files and obtaining free credit reports
Providing the contact information for the consumer reporting agencies and the Federal Trade Commission
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its practices to enhance the security and privacy of the personal information it maintains
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(120 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/california-eastern-laboratories-20201016.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 16, 2020
Raw hash: 3d7bc95c877ef9c7f241115acb4616a0415c943de9b9e79ec661ac0f6a335d3c

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityCalifornia Eastern Laboratories, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jun 18, 2020

Stated responseEngaged external cybersecurity professionals experienced in handling these types of incidents

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov