HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Drummond Woodsum

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 2, 2023

Filed

Apr 27, 2023

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Drummond Woodsum →

Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon, PA notified the NH AG of unauthorized access to an employee email account between Jan 30 and Feb 2, 2023. Discovered Feb 2, 2023. 4 NH residents affected. Personal info (identity_basic) potentially exposed. Response included forensic investigation, email security hardening, and 24-month credit monitoring for affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 84 days

Jan 30, 2023

Begins

Feb 2, 2023

Discovered

Apr 27, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

7 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_b9c8dbf6df54bfc62023-04-21 · +6dVerified
Maine State AGbd_f37bc934df2f16e82023-04-21 · +6dCandidate

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Drummond Woodsum
norm: drummond woodsum
Domain: dwmlaw.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 2, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 30, 2023 – Feb 2, 2023
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 21, 2023
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure their email environment
Launched an investigation with third-party specialists
Undertook an in-depth, lengthy, and labor-intensive process to identify whether sensitive information may have been contained in the email account
Notified other state regulators as necessary
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Undertaking a review of its existing policies, procedures, and training programs
Looking into implementing additional safeguards to further secure the information in its systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(84 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 AGApr 21 · first

Maine State AGApr 21 · first

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Apr 21 (MA), last Apr 27 (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/drummond-woodsum-macmahon-20230427.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 27, 2023
Raw hash: f1ff9b0aad1d448374bac057a3b433dbfdc0d2fd3b68c2c56ab300195215a492

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityDrummond Woodsum

Incidentdiscovered Feb 2, 2023

Stated responseTook steps to secure their email environment

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov