HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDEmploymentMediumContained

HALO Branded Solutions

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 22, 2023

Filed

Apr 2, 2024

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected

19state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for HALO Branded Solutions →

HALO Branded Solutions reported a security incident to the NH AG. Unauthorized access occurred on Nov 22, 2023, affecting 19 NH residents. Personal info (tax/benefits data) was accessed. HALO engaged forensic experts, notified law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring. No evidence of misuse found.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 132 days

Nov 22, 2023

Begins

Nov 22, 2023

Discovered

Apr 2, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

on median

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_0b55a5f7147cd0122024-04-02Verified
Maine State AGbd_1819f5a4c81a02282024-04-01 · +1dCandidate
California State AGbd_7bee031c58bc1b872024-04-01 · +1dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_886cb1a2dbbdceb62024-04-01 · +1dVerified

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Montana State AGbd_c2daea65d710a2ca2024-04-01 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_0357f80769d215c42024-03-28 · +5dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_9991d6b8ac407bd92024-03-28 · +5dVerified

Name: Polsinelli PC
norm: polsinelli

Name: HALO Branded Solutions
norm: halo branded
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 22, 2023
Breach occurred: Nov 22, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 28, 2024
Affected individuals: 19state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDEmployment
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated CollectionT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney GeneralSupporting federal law enforcement’s criminal investigation
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took affected systems offline
Notified law enforcement
Engaged external cybersecurity experts to investigate
Retained a third-party service to monitor online forums and marketplaces
Notified affected individuals
Changes made: Working with cybersecurity experts to strengthen cybersecurity defenses
Providing complimentary credit and identity monitoring services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 weeks(132 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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Indiana State AGMar 28 · first

Vermont State AGMar 28 · first

Maine State AG+4d

California State AG+4d

Illinois State AG+4d

Montana State AG+4d

Massachusetts State AG+5d

New Hampshire State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing Mar 28 (IN), last Apr 2 (NH) — a 5-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/halo-branded-solutions-20240402.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 2, 2024
Raw hash: 92689b8b63319474119dd7e57dbea001a511d23344bf611c2b70fdcd06695544

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPolsinelli PC

Victim entityHALO Branded Solutions

Incidentdiscovered Nov 22, 2023

Stated responseTook affected systems offline

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov