MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedTargetedIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

ALM MEDIA, LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 4, 2022

Filed

Feb 14, 2022

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for ALM MEDIA, LLC →2 incidents on file

ALM Media Properties, LLC notified the NH Attorney General of a ransomware incident affecting one NH resident. Unauthorized access occurred between March 31 and May 12, 2021, resulting in file encryption and exfiltration of name and financial account data. Discovery was confirmed on January 4, 2022. Notification was sent January 28, 2022.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 279 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 41 days

Mar 31, 2021

Begins

Jan 4, 2022

Discovered

Feb 14, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_24dba958ad0a93d12022-01-28 · +17dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_aa960bd2bd5d694a2022-01-28 · +17dVerified

Name: ALM MEDIA, LLC
norm: alm media

Name: ALM MEDIA, LLC
norm: alm media
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 4, 2022
Breach occurred: Mar 31, 2021 – May 12, 2021
Undetected for: 279 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 28, 2022
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General

During the incident: Opened an investigation
Engaged outside cybersecurity professionals
Provided written notification to the affected resident
Advised the affected resident to remain vigilant in reviewing financial account statements
Advised the affected resident about the process for placing a fraud alert and/or security freeze on their credit files
Changes made: Took steps to secure environment and data
Continually evaluates and modifies practices to enhance security and privacy
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(41 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 AGJan 28 · first

Indiana State AGJan 28 · first

New Hampshire State AG+17d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 28 (MA), last Feb 14 (NH) — a 17-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/alm-media-properties-20220214.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 14, 2022
Raw hash: a6d58c6f7fc3512a35fa3038580edb355892fe6ff1b6109ccba340b7f6962315

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityALM MEDIA, LLC

Victim entityALM MEDIA, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jan 4, 2022

Stated responseOpened an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov