HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumActive

Brian D. Gouguen, P.C.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 4, 2022

Filed

May 2, 2022

To disclose

28 days

Affected

157state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Brian D. Gouguen, P.C. →

Brian D. Goguen, P.C. notified the NH AG that on April 4, 2022, unauthorized access to its systems occurred, impacting 157 NH residents. Data included names, SSNs, and financial account info. The firm engaged forensic specialists, is investigating, and provided 1 year of credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 28 days

Apr 4, 2022

Discovered

May 2, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

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_1a2a8d9d46b226e02022-04-29 · +3dCandidate
Montana State AGbd_621d34aa7d6b6f7f2022-04-29 · +3dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_c283d84677e267712022-04-29 · +3dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_8c9624fefd58e2fb2022-05-23 · +21dVerified

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Brian D. Gouguen, P.C.
norm: brian d gouguen
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 4, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 29, 2022
Affected individuals: 157state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation, with the assistance of leading third-party computer forensic specialists
Conducted a review of relevant systems
Worked to find addresses for impacted the individuals
Providing written notice of this incident to one hundred and fifty-seven (157) New Hampshire residents
Providing access to credit monitoring services for one (1) year, through Experian, to individuals whose personal information was potentially affected by this incident, at no cost to these individuals
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewing our policies, procedures, and processes related to the storage of and access to personal information
Additional workforce training is being conducted to reduce the likelihood of a similar future event
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 days(28 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 · 4 states

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Maine State AGApr 29 · first

Montana State AGApr 29 · first

Massachusetts State AGApr 29 · first

New Hampshire State AG+3d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+24d

Pattern: first filing Apr 29 (ME), last May 23 (NH) — a 24-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/brian-d-goguen-20220502.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 2, 2022
Raw hash: d6d671afbcf195ded73af2cc6e89cf198a4429f203a60e42f153c996b75c934d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityBrian D. Gouguen, P.C.

Incidentdiscovered Apr 4, 2022

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

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov