MalwareManufacturingManufacturingRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedRansom DemandedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

GLOBAL ADVANCED METALS USA, INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 23, 2021

Filed

May 11, 2021

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for GLOBAL ADVANCED METALS USA, INC. →2 incidents on file

Global Advanced Metals USA, Inc. (GAM) notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a ransomware incident affecting 4 NH residents (former employees and dependents). Unauthorized VPN access via compromised accounts occurred on Jan 7, 2021; discovered Feb 23, 2021. Data exfiltrated included names, SSNs, DOBs. Notices sent May 5-10, 2021, offering 12 months IDShield protection. Systems largely restored.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 47 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 77 days

Jan 7, 2021

Begins

Feb 23, 2021

Discovered

May 11, 2021

Filed

This filing is one of 2 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_696dd1595c13390b2021-07-01 · +51dCandidate

Name: GLOBAL ADVANCED METALS USA, INC.
norm: global advanced metals usa
Domain: globaladvancedmetals.com

Name: GLOBAL ADVANCED METALS USA, INC.
norm: global advanced metals usa
Domain: globaladvancedmetals.com
Industry: Manufacturingllm

Discovered: Feb 23, 2021
Breach occurred: Jan 7, 2021
Undetected for: 47 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 5, 2021
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonaldContacted various law enforcement and regulatory agencies
Initial access: external_remote_services

During the incident: Engaged IT security consultants to assist with remediation and forensic investigation
Notified federal law enforcement and other agencies
Sent notices to affected individuals via First Class Mail
Offered 12 months of complimentary identity protection service (IDShield)
Changes made: Instituted technical measures and policies to enhance the security of the Company's IT systems
Implemented security measures and procedures enhancements designed to prevent a recurrence
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(77 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings

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New Hampshire State AGMay 11 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+51d

Pattern: first filing May 11 (NH), last Jul 1 (NH) — a 51-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/global-advanced-medtals-usa-20210511.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 11, 2021
Raw hash: c980fa52235258c466a9af548391f3724e1745d7fb816d0b0e367cd82aff4edd

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGLOBAL ADVANCED METALS USA, INC.

Victim entityGLOBAL ADVANCED METALS USA, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 23, 2021

Stated responseEngaged IT security consultants to assist with remediation and forensic investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov