MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesPhishingRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedMulti-Stage ChainIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)EmploymentMediumContained

Perennials and Sutherland, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 5, 2021

Filed

Jan 19, 2022

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Perennials and Sutherland, LLC →

Perennials and Sutherland, LLC disclosed a ransomware incident where malware was introduced via phishing on Dec 3, 2021. Systems were encrypted and data copied on Dec 5, 2021. Affected data included HR records with names, SSNs, DOBs, government IDs, and medical info for employees and dependents. The company engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, reset passwords, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 45 days

Dec 3, 2021

Begins

Dec 5, 2021

Discovered

Jan 19, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

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_55fcbc87f80a4a4e2022-01-19Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_fec81a04fe14f7102022-01-21 · +2dVerified

Name: Perennials and Sutherland, LLC
norm: perennials and sutherland

Name: Perennials and Sutherland, LLC
norm: perennials and sutherland
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 5, 2021
Breach occurred: Dec 3, 2021 – Dec 5, 2021
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Employment
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement of the attack
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Engaged a leading cybersecurity service provider to help with the investigation and remediation of the incident
Notified law enforcement of the attack
Required that all user passwords be changed
Implemented several new security measures for monitoring and detection of threats to our information systems
Changes made: Implemented several new security measures for monitoring and detection of threats to our information systems
Increasing cyber awareness education
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(45 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 AGJan 19 · first

Montana State AGJan 19 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+2d

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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-Notification-Letter-187.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 19, 2022
Raw hash: 98962970d639d9ba120dcacda82b9532fde9acd0fa9705560bddd112c47bdcaf

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPerennials and Sutherland, LLC

Victim entityPerennials and Sutherland, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Dec 5, 2021

Stated responseEngaged a leading cybersecurity service provider to help with the investigation and remediation of the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov