HackingHealthcareHealthcareStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)MediumActive

The Home for Little Wanderers

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 28, 2020

Filed

Mar 12, 2021

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The Home for Little Wanderers →8 incidents on file

The Home for Little Wanderers notified the NH Attorney General of a data event involving unauthorized access to an employee's email account between Nov 10 and Dec 31, 2020. The Home discovered unusual activity on Dec 28, 2020. One NH resident was affected. Data potentially included names, SSNs, DOBs, and PHI. The Home engaged forensic specialists, reset credentials, and offered 2 years of credit monitoring via Kroll. Investigation is ongoing.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 48 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 74 days

Nov 10, 2020

Begins

Dec 28, 2020

Discovered

Mar 12, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

on median

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

HHS OCRbd_116bd6ece714d66e2021-02-26 · +14dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_7f45e8d2524b992f2021-02-26 · +14dVerified

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: The Home for Little Wanderers
norm: the home for little wanderers
Domain: thehome.org
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Dec 28, 2020
Breach occurred: Nov 10, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
Undetected for: 48 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 5, 2021
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: reporting this incident to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and state regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Began an extensive review of the email accounts
Began providing written notice of this incident to affected individuals
Issuing a press release to statewide media
Posting notice on the home page of its website
Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Providing access to credit monitoring services for two (2) years, through Kroll
Changes made: Reviewing our existing policies and procedures and will implement additional safeguards, as needed
Reset the employees' email credentials
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(74 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 · 2 states

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HHS OCRFeb 26 · first

Massachusetts State AGFeb 26 · first

New Hampshire State AG+14d · this page

Pattern: first filing Feb 26 (MA), last Mar 12 (NH) — a 14-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/home-little-wanderers-20210312.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 12, 2021
Raw hash: c61083fea3d114462c84baec5065ea9fbaf4d03a67f7955e34611b81ed2c193e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityThe Home for Little Wanderers

Incidentdiscovered Dec 28, 2020

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

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov