Social EngineeringTechnologyProfessional ServicesInformationPhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedMulti-Stage ChainIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Evolution Payroll Services

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 18, 2024

Filed

May 7, 2024

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Evolution Payroll Services →

Evolution Payroll Services (EPS) notified the New Hampshire Attorney General on May 7, 2024, of a data security incident detected on January 18, 2024. An unauthorized actor accessed one email account, likely via phishing, potentially acquiring personal information including names and Social Security Numbers. EPS engaged cybersecurity experts, secured the account, and offered one affected New Hampshire resident complimentary identity protection services through Epiq.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 110 days

Jan 18, 2024

Discovered

Apr 22, 2024

Scope determined

May 7, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

3 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

Massachusetts State AGbd_0b2ae28965121e662024-05-07Verified
Delaware State AGbd_9b15943524fee9112024-05-07Verified

Name: Evolution Payroll Services
norm: evolution payroll

Name: Evolution Payroll Services
norm: evolution payroll
Industry: TechnologyllmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 18, 2024
Materiality determined: Apr 22, 2024
Notification sent: May 7, 2024
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Attorney General John M. Formella, Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection & Antitrust Bureau
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Launched an investigation
Engaged independent cybersecurity experts to Investigate
Retained experts to assist with understanding whether sensitive information was contained within the potentially impacted email messages / attachments
Secured the email account
Enlisted outside cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation
Implemented additional security measures to prevent a similar incident from occurring in the future
Offered individuals whose data were potentially impacted complimentary services through Epiq
Notified one (1) New Hampshire residents of this data security incident via U.S. First-Class Mail
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to help reduce the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Further secure our email tenant
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 weeks(110 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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Massachusetts State AGMay 7 · first

Delaware State AGMay 7 · first

New Hampshire State AGMay 7 · 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/evolution-payroll-services-20240507.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 7, 2024
Raw hash: 7ad6aea629a881fc0c45ea84cbd30302352f010b421b7e549e9439ce4bb9ea9d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEvolution Payroll Services

Victim entityEvolution Payroll Services

Incidentdiscovered Jan 18, 2024

Stated responseLaunched an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov