Social EngineeringFinancial ServicesFinancePhishingCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Phase II Systems

bd_7c2b65795edf6bd6 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 1, 2024

Filed

Sep 3, 2024

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Phase II Systems →2 incidents on file

Phase II Systems d/b/a PARS notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a phishing incident where an unauthorized party accessed an employee's email account between March 11-14, 2024. PARS discovered the compromise on August 1, 2024, affecting approximately 2 New Hampshire residents. PII included names and government IDs. PARS secured the account, engaged forensic investigators, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 143 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 33 days

Mar 11, 2024

Begins

Aug 1, 2024

Discovered

Sep 3, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_7ef0996970912dd02024-09-03Verified
California State AGbd_4b31bd974995f04f2024-08-29 · +5dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_8a77e6fdc10b4ce52024-08-28 · +6dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Phase II Systems
norm: phase ii
Also named: Phase II Systemsdba oflegal entity
PARSdba oftrade name
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 1, 2024
Breach occurred: Mar 11, 2024 – Mar 14, 2024
Undetected for: 143 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 29, 2024
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing Link
Threat actor: External
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Secured the account
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Worked very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Conducted an extensive forensic investigation and manual email review
Offered the affected residents whose were impacted complimentary memberships with a credit monitoring service
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(33 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGAug 28 · first

California State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+6d

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Aug 28 (IN), last Sep 3 (NH) — a 6-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/phase-ii-systems-pars-20240903.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 3, 2024
Raw hash: 143046e0ad3120a2585e507a30c3ca30edb2c9b33b775bd8f47a802aad4eb5f0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityPhase II Systems

Incidentdiscovered Aug 1, 2024

Stated responseSecured the account

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov