HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

The Bernard Group, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 8, 2025

Filed

Jul 21, 2026

To disclose

32 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The Bernard Group, Inc. →2 incidents on file

The Bernard Group, Inc. notified the NH Attorney General of an incident affecting one New Hampshire resident. On or around December 8, 2025, TBG detected suspicious IT activity. Investigation revealed an unauthorized actor accessed systems and copied files on or around December 10, 2025. Affected data included name, SSN, driver's license number, and financial account information. TBG secured systems, notified law enforcement, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring via Experian. Notices were sent to affected individuals on July 20, 2026.

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Incident timeline

Dec 10, 2025

Begins

Jul 21, 2026

Filed

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+13 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_038b1705e6dd06672026-07-20 · +1dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_a8e6c059ce9892f22026-07-20 · +1dVerified

Name: The Bernard Group, Inc.
norm: the bernard group

Name: The Bernard Group, Inc.
norm: the bernard
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 8, 2025
Breach occurred: Dec 10, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 20, 2026
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators, as necessaryProviding written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion

During the incident: Began an investigation into the nature and scope of the activity with the assistance of cybersecurity specialists
Notified federal law enforcement
Conducted a comprehensive review of the potentially affected files
Acted quickly to secure our systems
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months through Experian
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Continue to evaluate and enhance our existing technical safeguards
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 32 weeks(225 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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Indiana State AGJul 20 · first

Nebraska State AGJul 20 · first

New Hampshire State AG+1d · this page

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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/bernard-group-20260721.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 21, 2026
Raw hash: cca425d4fde03dec2c7257d700aeef2f4f0a8fa624efdba5b4ff8e9326978bd7

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Bernard Group, Inc.

Victim entityThe Bernard Group, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 8, 2025

Stated responseBegan an investigation into the nature and scope of the activity with the assistance of cybersecurity specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov