HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Gearhiser, Peters, Elliot, & Cannon PLLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 24, 2025

Filed

Mar 16, 2026

To disclose

47 weeks

Affected

42state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Gearhiser, Peters, Elliot, & Cannon PLLC →2 incidents on file

Gearhiser, Peters, Elliott & Cannon, PLLC (GPEC) notified the New Hampshire Attorney General on March 16, 2026, of a data event affecting 42 state residents. Unauthorized access occurred on April 22, 2025, when a third party accessed GPEC systems and potentially copied files containing names, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers. GPEC became aware of the potential access on April 24, 2025, contained the network, engaged outside professionals, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 47 weeks / 326 days

Apr 22, 2025

Begins

Apr 24, 2025

Discovered

Mar 16, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+28 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_17557ab98b6249bc2026-03-16Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_9086c91cf594ff192026-03-16Verified
Vermont State AGbd_9ba413bfa7d6367a2026-03-16Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_d0f2b935dcc1b9f62026-03-16Verified

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Gearhiser, Peters, Elliot, & Cannon PLLC
norm: gearhiser peters elliot cannon
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 24, 2025
Breach occurred: Apr 22, 2025
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 16, 2026
Affected individuals: 42state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General Consumer Protection & Antitrust Bureau
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Confirmed containment of its network environment
Initiated an investigation with the assistance of outside professionals
Conducted a diligent review of files involved
Provided access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through IDX
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Provided written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Provided written notice of this incident to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 47 weeks(326 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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Indiana State AGMar 16 · first

Massachusetts State AGMar 16 · first

Vermont State AGMar 16 · first

Nebraska State AGMar 16 · first

New Hampshire State AGMar 16 · first · this page

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/gearhiser-peters-elliott-cannon-20260316.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 16, 2026
Raw hash: cde97d0937333e345311b284bee04796618bb4b1e3dd3ce970baf8ceb2c64a96

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityGearhiser, Peters, Elliot, & Cannon PLLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 24, 2025

Stated responseConfirmed containment of its network environment

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov