HackingIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 16, 2022

Filed

Apr 22, 2022

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

6state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority →

Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a cybersecurity incident. Unauthorized access occurred between January 23, 2022, and March 16, 2022. The breach affected 6 New Hampshire residents, exposing names, addresses, SSNs, driver's license numbers, and financial account information. CMHA engaged a cybersecurity firm, reported to law enforcement, and provided 1 year of Equifax identity monitoring to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 52 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 37 days

Jan 23, 2022

Begins

Mar 16, 2022

Discovered

Apr 22, 2022

Filed

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_c4f5ed57563d2b582022-04-22Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_d2926fdc23d5071a2022-04-22Verified

Name: Patrick Haggerty
norm: patrick haggerty
Domain: patrickhaggerty.com

Name: Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority
norm: columbus metropolitan housing authority
Domain: cmhaexternal-development.azurewebsites.net

Discovered: Mar 16, 2022
Breach occurred: Jan 23, 2022 – Mar 16, 2022
Undetected for: 52 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 22, 2022
Affected individuals: 6state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took immediate action to contain the incident
Began an investigation with the assistance of a cybersecurity firm
Reported the incident to law enforcement
Changes made: Taking steps to enhance the security of all electronic systems and the data maintained
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(37 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGApr 22 · first

Massachusetts State AGApr 22 · first

New Hampshire State AGApr 22 · 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/columbus-metropolitan-housing-authority-20220422.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 22, 2022
Raw hash: dd904f1fa55db1504f74aa95a74e55ea6779f1183bdd63f98896d4e9aba09fd1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPatrick Haggerty

Victim entityColumbus Metropolitan Housing Authority

Incidentdiscovered Mar 16, 2022

Stated responseTook immediate action to contain the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov