HackingTechnologyProfessional ServicesInformationStolen CredentialsDelayed DiscoveryCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)PHIMediumContained

POWER ENGINEERS, INCORPORATED

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 25, 2020

Filed

Aug 10, 2020

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

5state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for POWER ENGINEERS, INCORPORATED →

POWER Engineers, Inc. notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of unauthorized access to email accounts between Dec 2010 and Mar 2020. Discovered June 2020, affecting 5 NH residents with SSNs, DOBs, and health insurance info. Notices sent Aug 4, 2020; credit monitoring offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 3476 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 46 days

Dec 19, 2010

Begins

Jun 25, 2020

Discovered

Aug 10, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_2d2538aaddc51f9a2020-08-04 · +6dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_4efbba8e7b53ce252020-08-04 · +6dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_6cb29ecf1a7d0ee62020-08-04 · +6dVerified

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: POWER ENGINEERS, INCORPORATED
norm: power engineers
Industry: TechnologyllmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 25, 2020
Breach occurred: Dec 19, 2010 – Mar 3, 2020
Undetected for: 3,476 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 4, 2020
Affected individuals: 5state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)PHI
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Provided written notice of this incident to all affected individuals
Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twenty-four (24) months, through Experian
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Taking a close look at data security processes and reviewing high standards
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(46 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Montana State AGAug 4 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 4 · first

Indiana State AGAug 4 · first

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Aug 4 (MT), last Aug 10 (NH) — a 6-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/power-engineers-20200810.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 10, 2020
Raw hash: f20f3a5fd4819b46f6d38bf8556998dbea62364479012e0c5c634ce01e7fe11c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityPOWER ENGINEERS, INCORPORATED

Incidentdiscovered Jun 25, 2020

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov