HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Central Carolina Insurance Agency

bd_a9edb2493a65ebea · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 20, 2024

Filed

Dec 3, 2024

To disclose

37 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Central Carolina Insurance Agency →

Central Carolina Insurance Agency (CCIA) reported a cybersecurity incident to the New Hampshire Attorney General. Unauthorized access occurred between Dec 31, 2023, and Mar 20, 2024. CCIA detected suspicious activity on Mar 20, 2024, engaged forensic investigators, and notified the FBI. 3 NH residents were affected; notification letters were mailed on Nov 21, 2024. Credit monitoring services were offered.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d37 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 · 80 days

discovery → filing · 37 weeks / 258 days

Dec 31, 2023

Begins

Mar 20, 2024

Discovered

Dec 3, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+28 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by bianlian about this victim predates this filing by 237 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitebianlianbd_2bcbfaea9f93c2032024-04-09 · +237dVerified

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_0c4fbe9be2c1778a2024-11-21 · +12dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_7b621deb402273332024-11-21 · +12dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_e97365ae56e4d7822024-11-21 · +12dVerified
Maine State AGbd_ecb4c0429af064742024-11-21 · +12dCandidate

Name: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: wilsonelser.com

Name: Central Carolina Insurance Agency
norm: central carolina insurance agency
Domain: centralcarolinainsurance.com
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 20, 2024
Breach occurred: Dec 31, 2023 – Mar 20, 2024
Undetected for: 80 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 21, 2024
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the FBIFiled notice with New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Disconnected all access to the network
Engaged a specialized cybersecurity firm and IT personnel to assist with securing the environment
Conducted a forensic investigation
Notified the FBI
Engaged a third-party data mining vendor to assist with reviewing this data
Posted a Substitute Notice to its website
Published a Media Release in The Charlotte Observer
Mailed notice letters to the affected individuals
Changing administrative credentials
Restoring operations in a safe and secure mode
Enhancing security measures
Changes made: Enhancing security measures
Taking steps to mitigate the risk of future harm
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 37 weeks(258 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180d
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 · 5 filings · 5 states

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Vermont State AGNov 21 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 21 · first

Indiana State AGNov 21 · first

Maine State AGNov 21 · first

New Hampshire State AG+12d · this page

Pattern: first filing Nov 21 (VT), last Dec 3 (NH) — a 12-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/central-carolina-insurance-agency-20241203.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 3, 2024
Raw hash: 05d23744b37c61c2bb7eac4bc65e7980dff0823ea0ed02b9a6bf12a9efcc59a3

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityCentral Carolina Insurance Agency

Incidentdiscovered Mar 20, 2024

Stated responseDisconnected all access to the network

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov