HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Cohen & Grieb, P.A.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 4, 2016

Filed

Jun 2, 2016

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Cohen & Grieb, P.A. →2 incidents on file

Cohen & Grieb, P.A. notified the NH AG of a security incident where an unauthorized individual accessed client files via an outside IT provider's account between March 27 and April 4, 2016. Data included names, SSNs, driver's licenses, and financial info. 2 NH residents affected. Incident contained; forensic investigation ongoing.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 8 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 59 days

Mar 27, 2016

Begins

Apr 4, 2016

Discovered

Jun 2, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

9 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2 affectedView incident

Name: Cohen & Grieb, P.A.
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Name: Cohen & Grieb, P.A.
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Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 4, 2016
Breach occurred: Mar 27, 2016 – Apr 4, 2016
Undetected for: 8 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 7, 2016
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the New Hampshire Attorney GeneralContacted federal law enforcement and the Internal Revenue Service
Initial access: trusted_relationship

During the incident: Engaged an outside forensic expert to assist in investigating and remediating the situation
Worked with the IT service provider and forensic firm to reconfigured various components of its systems to prevent unauthorized access and implement additional layers of protection
Contacted law enforcement and will continue to cooperate in their investigation
Changes made: Reconfigured various components of its systems to prevent unauthorized access
Implemented additional layers of protection to enhance the security of its systems
Offering twelve months of complimentary identity protection services from a leading identity monitoring services company
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(59 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/cohen-grieb-20160602.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 2, 2016
Raw hash: 8d95dd8ccc81cee1489be1400ddc74ede1e2675153f2188968982bfb2d611265

Reporting entityCohen & Grieb, P.A.

Victim entityCohen & Grieb, P.A.

Incidentdiscovered Apr 4, 2016

Stated responseEngaged an outside forensic expert to assist in investigating and remediating the situation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov