MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareStolen CredentialsSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentialsEmploymentMediumContained

Michael T. Gibson P.A.

bd_b0b7778cf5914f29 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Aug 20, 2024

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Michael T. Gibson P.A. →

Michael T. Gibson P.A., a law firm, experienced a data breach on July 22-23, 2024, after an unauthorized third party compromised an external IT vendor's systems. The attacker used this access to extract files containing personally identifiable information and deploy ransomware, encrypting most of the firm's network. The firm reported the incident to law enforcement and is working with consultants to strengthen security. No specific count of affected individuals was disclosed.

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Incident timeline

Jul 22, 2024

Begins

Aug 20, 2024

Filed

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_26b3bfd41958177e2024-08-20Candidate
Montana State AGbd_72ce601c648a09282024-08-20Candidate
Vermont State AGbd_94b0efd01ee67ffb2024-08-20Verified

Name: Michael T. Gibson P.A.
norm: michael t gibson
Domain: gibsonjustice.com

Name: Michael T. Gibson P.A.
norm: michael t gibson
Domain: gibsonjustice.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Jul 22, 2024 – Jul 23, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 21, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentialsEmployment
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1195 Supply Chain CompromiseT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported to New Hampshire Attorney General
Third party: via External IT vendor
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Reported the incident to law enforcement
Investigated and restored operations and security
Working with outside consultants to strengthen information security systems
Changes made: Working with outside consultants to strengthen information security systems to reduce the risk of a similar attack in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Maine State AGAug 20 · first

Montana State AGAug 20 · first

Vermont State AGAug 20 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 20 · first · this page

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/michael-t-gibson-20240820.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 20, 2024
Raw hash: 800e76c7dc8d3d631f4b033a32aa4ce0f1ffbff59f5a2dc794062cee2fdd93df

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMichael T. Gibson P.A.

Victim entityMichael T. Gibson P.A.

IncidentThird-Party / Supply Chain

Stated responseReported the incident to law enforcement

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov