MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareStolen CredentialsData EncryptedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Axley Brynelson, LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 24, 2021

Filed

Nov 15, 2022

To disclose

14 months

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Axley Brynelson, LLP →

Axley Brynelson, LLP notified the NH AG of a data event affecting 1 NH resident. Unauthorized access occurred Aug 14–Sep 24, 2021. Actor encrypted files and accessed name/SSN. Axley engaged forensic specialists, notified FBI, implemented monitoring, and offered 12 months credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 41 days

discovery → filing · 14 months / 417 days

Aug 14, 2021

Begins

Sep 24, 2021

Discovered

Nov 15, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+42 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_6731f2ff032daf492022-11-10 · +5dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_8c097f81e2f8359e2022-11-10 · +5dVerified
Montana State AGbd_aeff4ce2ac7ac5632022-11-10 · +5dCandidate
Maine State AGbd_b1545c301d20ebb52022-11-10 · +5dVerified

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Axley Brynelson, LLP
norm: axley brynelson
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 24, 2021
Breach occurred: Aug 14, 2021 – Sep 24, 2021
Undetected for: 41 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 5, 2021
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reported the event to the Federal Bureau of Investigationproviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party computer forensics specialists
Reported the event to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Undertook a comprehensive and time-intensive review of the involved files with third-party data review specialists
Implemented additional network and endpoint monitoring
Providing access to credit monitoring and identity restoration services for twelve (12) months, through Experian
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Providing written notice... to the three major credit reporting agencies
Changes made: Implemented additional network and endpoint monitoring
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 months(417 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Massachusetts State AGNov 10 · first

Indiana State AGNov 10 · first

Montana State AGNov 10 · first

Maine State AGNov 10 · first

New Hampshire State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing Nov 10 (MA), last Nov 15 (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/axley-brynelson-20221115.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 15, 2022
Raw hash: df6038ae1ccd65d16b560d61983592adf091f595ef4f4db6434f487ccbd79fb3

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityAxley Brynelson, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Sep 24, 2021

Stated responseLaunched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party computer forensics specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov