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

LOWER, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 14, 2021

Filed

Oct 11, 2022

To disclose

43 weeks

Affected

151state residents only

Linked

15 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for LOWER, LLC →4 incidents on file

Lower LLC filed a supplemental notice with the NH AG regarding a data breach where unauthorized actors accessed the network between Dec 10-14, 2021. The incident involved employee email compromise and file exfiltration. Data types included names, SSNs, DOBs, driver's licenses, and financial account numbers. 151 NH residents were notified. Investigation was conducted with forensic specialists; credit monitoring was offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 4 days

discovery → filing · 43 weeks / 301 days

Dec 10, 2021

Begins

Dec 14, 2021

Discovered

Oct 11, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+24 wks slower

This filing is one of 15 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_625459f82668599b2022-10-06 · +5dVerified by operator
Delaware State AGbd_71783a8d00bb95792022-10-06 · +5dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_6797c8aa28eb91e02022-08-08 · +64dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_2514e4cd772871022022-08-02 · +70dVerified by operator

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Oregon State AGbd_7c08e1ba6cee05ac2022-08-02 · +70dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_c89bacdc828a3dc32022-08-02 · +70dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_684eb1dfac2ece3f2022-05-31 · +133dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_118024ac8e485c732022-05-27 · +137dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_2dad5330357429422022-05-27 · +137dVerified by operator
Washington State AGbd_fe440dee34e1a9c52022-05-27 · +137dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 14 linked disclosures.

Name: LOWER, LLC
norm: lower

Name: LOWER, LLC
norm: lower
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 14, 2021
Breach occurred: Dec 10, 2021 – Dec 14, 2021
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 6, 2022
Affected individuals: 151state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an in-depth investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Notified law enforcement
Notifying regulatory authorities
Notifying potentially affected individuals
Arranged to have Experian provide credit monitoring services
Changes made: Reviewing our existing policies and procedures
Implementing additional safeguards to further secure the information in our systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 43 weeks(301 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 6 states

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Maine State AGMay 27 · first

California State AGMay 27 · first

Washington State AGMay 27 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d

Maine State AG+67d

Oregon State AG+67d

California State AG+67d

New Hampshire State AG+73d

California State AG+132d

Delaware State AG+132d

New Hampshire State AG+137d · this page

Pattern: first filing May 27 (ME), last Oct 11 (NH) — a 137-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 14 — the full spread may be wider.

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/lower-20221011.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 11, 2022
Raw hash: 194f8994ca183abaca4920e04b565840860647f9261138b72651da09de01dff7

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityLOWER, LLC

Victim entityLOWER, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Dec 14, 2021

Stated responseLaunched an in-depth investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov