Social EngineeringProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesPhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedMulti-Stage ChainIdentity (basic)LowContained

Hafetz and Associates

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 12, 2023

Filed

Jun 28, 2024

To disclose

37 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Hafetz and Associates →3 incidents on file

Hafetz & Associates notified the NH Attorney General of a phishing incident resulting in unauthorized access to employee email accounts between July 24 and October 12, 2023. One NH resident's name was exposed. Hafetz blocked access, investigated, and mailed notifications on June 28, 2024, offering two years of credit monitoring via Kroll.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 80 days

discovery → filing · 37 weeks / 260 days

Jul 24, 2023

Begins

Oct 12, 2023

Discovered

Jun 28, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+19 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_08bd9feb40e37b0b2024-06-28Verified
Indiana State AGbd_0af1dc0c1c4bed802024-06-28Candidate

Name: Hafetz and Associates
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Name: Hafetz and Associates
norm: hafetz and associates
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 12, 2023
Breach occurred: Jul 24, 2023 – Oct 12, 2023
Undetected for: 80 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 28, 2024
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Attorney General John Formella
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Took steps to block any further unauthorized access
Launched an investigation
Conducted a comprehensive review of the contents of the email accounts
Mailed a notification letter via United States Postal Services First-Class mail
Offering individuals a complimentary membership to credit monitoring and identity theft protection services
Established a dedicated, toll-free call center
Changes made: Implemented changes to its email environment
Providing employees with additional training on how to identify and avoid suspicious emails
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 37 weeks(260 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 AGJun 28 · first

Indiana State AGJun 28 · first

New Hampshire State AGJun 28 · first · this page

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/hafetz-associates-20240628.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 28, 2024
Raw hash: 0a04fa0841d5bb372a34ffc8901944cd7447880cddbf3a6ce3c5ade2a58d544e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityHafetz and Associates

Victim entityHafetz and Associates

Incidentdiscovered Oct 12, 2023

Stated responseTook steps to block any further unauthorized access

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov