HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesPhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)EmploymentLowContained

The Mission Essential Group

bd_8981b538ef4a10da · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 1, 2022

Filed

Jul 25, 2023

To disclose

47 weeks

Affected

52state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for The Mission Essential Group →

The Mission Essential Group notified the NH AG of a potential unauthorized access to email accounts reported by federal law enforcement in Sept 2022. Investigation could not validate access, but notice was sent to 52 NH residents (employees/contractors) out of caution. Credit monitoring via Experian offered.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 47 weeks / 327 days

Sep 1, 2022

Discovered

Jul 25, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+27 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_3d7454b58fef86d02023-07-20 · +5dCandidate
Vermont State AGbd_46011a4ca1a2bcc42023-07-20 · +5dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_5572a7a5a064d4e12023-07-20 · +5dVerified
California State AGbd_a7c7c776946235a62023-07-20 · +5dVerified by operator

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Maine State AGbd_f2df69619b60d9ec2023-07-20 · +5dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_fa75fdb74596230d2023-07-20 · +5dVerified

Name: MISSION
norm: mission
Domain: boatgear.missionoutdoor.com

Name: The Mission Essential Group
norm: the mission essential
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 1, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 20, 2023
Affected individuals: 52state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Employment
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified by federal law enforcement authorities
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Commenced an investigation with the assistance of industry leading cybersecurity specialists
Cooperating with law enforcement investigations
Providing access to credit monitoring services through Experian
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Reviewing and updating existing policies and procedures relating to data protection and security
Investigating additional security measures to further enhance its data protections
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 47 weeks(327 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Montana State AGJul 20 · first

Vermont State AGJul 20 · first

Indiana State AGJul 20 · first

California State AGJul 20 · first

Maine State AGJul 20 · first

Massachusetts State AGJul 20 · first

New Hampshire State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 20 (MT), last Jul 25 (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/mission-essential-group-20230725.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 25, 2023
Raw hash: bdd5686d31f2aa47d9fa3163b02534cc0eb9bc0a22d63093a82a3db5f4ea7fe2

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMISSION

Victim entityThe Mission Essential Group

Incidentdiscovered Sep 1, 2022

Stated responseCommenced an investigation with the assistance of industry leading cybersecurity specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov