Social EngineeringProfessional ServicesFinancial ServicesProfessional ServicesPhishingStolen CredentialsTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

E.T. Dayton, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 22, 2021

Filed

Jul 6, 2021

To disclose

15 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for E.T. Dayton, Inc. →

E.T. Dayton, Inc. dba Dayton Ritz & Osborne notified the NH AG of a phishing incident compromising one employee email account. Unauthorized access occurred between Oct 28 and Nov 17, 2020. The breach exposed names and driver's license numbers of 2 NH residents. Notification was sent on June 14, 2021.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 145 days

discovery → filing · 15 weeks / 106 days

Oct 28, 2020

Begins

Mar 22, 2021

Discovered

Jul 6, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_2ccb1dc6afd02ce62021-06-30 · +6dVerified
Maine State AGbd_49f987e00a9697532021-06-30 · +6dCandidate

Name: E.T. Dayton, Inc.
norm: et dayton

Name: E.T. Dayton, Inc.
norm: et dayton
Also named: E.T. Dayton, Inc.dba oflegal entity
Dayton Ritz & Osbornedba oftrade name
Industry: Professional ServicesllmFinancial Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 22, 2021
Breach occurred: Oct 28, 2020 – Nov 17, 2020
Undetected for: 145 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 14, 2021
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Secured the compromised account
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Engaged external cybersecurity professionals
Conducted extensive forensic investigation and manual document review
Provided notice to data owners (employers)
Obtained necessary contact information and permissions to provide direct notice
Changes made: Advising affected residents about the process for placing fraud alerts and/or security freezes on their credit files
Providing contact information for consumer reporting agencies and the FTC
Continually evaluates and modifies practices and internal controls to enhance security and privacy
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 weeks(106 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 30 · first

Maine State AGJun 30 · first

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jun 30 (MA), last Jul 6 (NH) — a 6-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/et-dayton-dba-dayton-ritz-osborne-20210706.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 6, 2021
Raw hash: bc855b3c667afe7938b6aef05c6ef24c6b63f304e3a9debe32c0253330546d7f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityE.T. Dayton, Inc.

Victim entityE.T. Dayton, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 22, 2021

Stated responseSecured the compromised account

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov