MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

CNY Works, Inc.

bd_ab7e3060cbb80979 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Dec 21, 2019

Filed

Jun 29, 2020

To disclose

27 weeks

Affected

37state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for CNY Works, Inc. →

CNY Works, Inc. notified the NH Attorney General of a ransomware incident discovered on Dec 21, 2019. Malware encrypted files on servers. Forensic investigation found no evidence of data exfiltration, but personal data was present in encrypted files. 37 NH residents notified on June 24, 2020, offered 12 months credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 27 weeks / 191 days

Dec 21, 2019

Discovered

Jun 29, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+10 wks slower

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

Montana State AGbd_436088c01cac6fae2020-06-25 · +4dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_07c7077389320d802020-06-24 · +5dVerified

Name: CNY Works, Inc.
norm: cny works

Name: CNY Works, Inc.
norm: cny works
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 21, 2019
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 24, 2020
Affected individuals: 37state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General

During the incident: Commenced an immediate and thorough investigation
Engaged external cybersecurity professionals
Restored files from redundant systems
Provided written notification to affected residents
Provided 12 months of credit monitoring
Advised residents about fraud alerts and security freezes
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies practices to enhance security and privacy
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 weeks(191 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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Indiana State AGJun 24 · first

Montana State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jun 24 (IN), last Jun 29 (NH) — a 5-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/cny-works-20200629.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 29, 2020
Raw hash: dbb995ab9c49bad4504b27dd859ec7436a8e2c6831622607498429d79fa05bd2

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCNY Works, Inc.

Victim entityCNY Works, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 21, 2019

Stated responseCommenced an immediate and thorough investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov