MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Schmidt Associates Inc

bd_a01e8ce9dfe8ee36 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 1, 2024

Filed

Oct 16, 2024

To disclose

28 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Schmidt Associates Inc →

Schmidt Associates, Inc. notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a data security incident. Unauthorized access occurred March 27-30, 2024, via a malicious encryption attack (ransomware). The incident was discovered on April 1, 2024. Personal information of 1 New Hampshire resident was potentially impacted. Schmidt engaged forensic investigators, notified the FBI, and offered credit monitoring services.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 28 weeks / 198 days

Mar 27, 2024

Begins

Apr 1, 2024

Discovered

Sep 11, 2024

Scope determined

Oct 16, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+11 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_b9c8efa5840c18092024-10-16Candidate

Name: Schmidt Associates, Inc.
norm: schmidt associates
Domain: schmidtworkwear.com

Name: Schmidt Associates Inc
norm: schmidt associates
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 1, 2024
Breach occurred: Mar 27, 2024 – Mar 30, 2024
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Sep 11, 2024
Notification sent: Oct 16, 2024
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Attorney General John M. FormellaReported the incident to the FBI
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged a leading cybersecurity firm to conduct an investigation
Secured its digital environment
Established a toll-free call center through IDX
Offering complimentary credit and identity protection services
Reported the incident to the FBI
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance the security of its environment
Implemented several technical measures in its environment to bolster security posture
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 weeks(198 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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Indiana State AGOct 16 · first

New Hampshire State AGOct 16 · 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/schmidt-associates-20241016.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 16, 2024
Raw hash: d958210ede533bb79131bfd9fb8867b0f87f7cfbccfbe0202fa9126c7dd6ca56

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySchmidt Associates, Inc.

Victim entitySchmidt Associates Inc

Incidentdiscovered Apr 1, 2024

Stated responseEngaged a leading cybersecurity firm to conduct an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov