HackingManufacturingManufacturingStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Columbia Pipe & Supply Co

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 1, 2024

Filed

May 23, 2024

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Columbia Pipe & Supply Co →

Columbia Pipe & Supply Co. notified the NH Attorney General of a data security incident affecting one NH resident. Unauthorized actors copied files from the network between Feb 29 and Mar 1, 2024. The company isolated systems, engaged forensic investigators, and notified the individual on May 20, 2024, offering credit monitoring.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d12 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 83 days

Feb 29, 2024

Begins

Mar 1, 2024

Discovered

May 23, 2024

Filed

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

A leak claim by black_basta about this victim was first seen 44 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteblack_bastabd_9804b133471a361b2024-03-04 · +80dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_aae5ba190c9370062024-03-29 · +55dCandidate

Name: Columbia Pipe & Supply Co
norm: columbia pipe supply
Domain: columbiapipe.com

Name: Columbia Pipe & Supply Co
norm: columbia pipe supply
Domain: columbiapipe.com
Industry: Manufacturingllm

Discovered: Mar 1, 2024
Breach occurred: Feb 29, 2024 – Mar 1, 2024
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 20, 2024
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General Consumer Protection Bureau
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched a comprehensive investigation into the nature and scope of the activity
Retaining an independent forensic investigation consulting team
All affected systems were disconnected and isolated
Engaged a leading e-discovery firm to complete a thorough analysis and review of the files
Changes made: Implemented several changes that will further harden our environment through enhancements to access management
Network segmentation
Deployment of additional endpoint and network-based platforms to protect data from any subsequent incidents
Working to identify vulnerabilities in our systems and implement appropriate remedial action
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(83 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Indiana State AGMar 29 · first

New Hampshire State AG+55d · this page

Pattern: first filing Mar 29 (IN), last May 23 (NH) — a 55-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/columbia-pipe-supply-20240523.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 23, 2024
Raw hash: 499730f28872dcca07ea3b78af82fb2740848dd50870409df192802a4260373d

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityColumbia Pipe & Supply Co

Victim entityColumbia Pipe & Supply Co

Incidentdiscovered Mar 1, 2024

Stated responseLaunched a comprehensive investigation into the nature and scope of the activity

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov