MalwareTechnologyProfessional ServicesInformationRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumActive

Cleveland Integrity Systems, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 20, 2021

Filed

Mar 15, 2021

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Cleveland Integrity Systems, Inc. →

Cleveland Integrity Systems, Inc. notified the NH AG of a cyberattack where malware infected its network. Criminals accessed the network on or before Dec 28, 2020. CIS discovered the attack on Jan 20, 2021. Files containing employee PII (SSN, DOB, driver's license, financial account info) were exfiltrated. 2 NH residents affected. CIS took systems offline, engaged law enforcement, and offered 1 year of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 23 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 54 days

Dec 28, 2020

Begins

Jan 20, 2021

Discovered

Mar 15, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

11 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_0d20a050fbfdd62c2021-03-11 · +4dVerified
Maine State AGbd_ce0115ee92b524cc2021-03-11 · +4dCandidate

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Cleveland Integrity Systems, Inc.
norm: cleveland integrity
Industry: TechnologyllmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 20, 2021
Breach occurred: Dec 28, 2020
Undetected for: 23 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 11, 2021
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General

During the incident: Took systems offline
Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the incident
Reported this incident to law enforcement and is cooperating with their investigation
Providing access to credit monitoring services for one (1) year, through Experian, to individuals whose personal information was potentially affected by this incident, at no cost to these individuals
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewing existing security policies and have implemented additional cybersecurity measures to further protect against similar incidents moving forward
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(54 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 AGMar 11 · first

Maine State AGMar 11 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d · 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/cleveland-integrity-systems-20210315.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 15, 2021
Raw hash: b2f3abcc16782ed962b51db8ae519962732e45f5c3017db67a4311966d1a15a5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityCleveland Integrity Systems, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 20, 2021

Stated responseTook systems offline

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov