HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Johnson, Lauder & Savidge, LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 16, 2018

Filed

Nov 21, 2018

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

11state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Johnson, Lauder & Savidge, LLP →

Johnson, Lauder & Savidge, LLP notified the NH AG that unauthorized access to employee email accounts occurred between May 21 and July 7, 2018. Discovered Oct 16, 2018, the breach affected 11 NH residents, exposing names, SSNs, and bank info. The firm engaged forensic investigators, reset passwords, and offered 1 year of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 148 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 36 days

May 21, 2018

Begins

Oct 16, 2018

Discovered

Nov 21, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

14 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

Massachusetts State AGbd_5fcacb2d7c43be7e2018-11-16 · +5dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Johnson, Lauder & Savidge, LLP
norm: johnson lauder savidge
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 16, 2018
Breach occurred: May 21, 2018 – Jul 7, 2018
Undetected for: 148 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 13, 2018
Affected individuals: 11state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Impacted employees promptly changed their passwords
Worked very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Conducted an extensive forensic investigation and manual email review
Provided the residents with written notice of this incident
Provided a dedicated call center support to answer the residents' questions
Provided a one-year complimentary membership with a credit monitoring and identity theft protection service
Changes made: Made extensive changes to its policies
Continue to evaluate and modify its practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(36 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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Massachusetts State AGNov 16 · first

New Hampshire State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing Nov 16 (MA), last Nov 21 (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/johnson-lauder-savidge-20181121.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 21, 2018
Raw hash: f522e48a52965aff4e01a0ec2a6879252c9a42c2dfce7c2330f4f057d05c9668

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityJohnson, Lauder & Savidge, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Oct 16, 2018

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov