MalwareManufacturingManufacturingRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

International Cordage East, Ltd.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 15, 2021

Filed

Mar 15, 2021

To disclose

28 days

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for International Cordage East, Ltd. →2 incidents on file

International Cordage East, Inc. notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a ransomware incident occurring on October 14, 2020. The breach affected 2 New Hampshire residents, exposing full names and Social Security numbers. Discovery occurred on February 15, 2021, following forensic investigation. Notifications began March 8, 2021, offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 124 days

discovery → filing · 28 days

Oct 14, 2020

Begins

Feb 15, 2021

Discovered

Mar 15, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_a10890c513d2374a2021-03-09 · +6dCandidate

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: International Cordage East, Ltd.
norm: international cordage east
Industry: Manufacturingllm

Discovered: Feb 15, 2021
Breach occurred: Oct 14, 2020
Undetected for: 124 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 8, 2021
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General

During the incident: Engaged external cybersecurity professionals experienced in handling these types of incidents
Conducted extensive forensic investigation and manual document review
Provided affected residents with written notification
Provided 12 months of credit monitoring service
Advised affected residents to review financial account statements
Advised affected residents about placing a fraud alert and/or security freeze on credit files
Advised affected residents about obtaining free credit reports
Changes made: Continues to evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 days(28 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Maine State AGMar 9 · first

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Mar 9 (ME), last Mar 15 (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/international-cordage-east-20210315.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 15, 2021
Raw hash: 742159076e39f8b1c2fb00075f8a791383191615299910b1714f777901fe382f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityInternational Cordage East, Ltd.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 15, 2021

Stated responseEngaged external cybersecurity professionals experienced in handling these types of incidents

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov