HackingManufacturingManufacturingCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

North American Signs

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 28, 2024

Filed

May 20, 2024

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for North American Signs →

North American Signs, a commercial signage company, notified the NH Attorney General of a data security incident. On February 28, 2024, the company detected unusual network activity and engaged third-party cybersecurity experts. The investigation determined that an unknown actor accessed and acquired certain data without authorization. A review confirmed that personal information for one New Hampshire resident was involved. The company implemented additional security measures, reported the incident to the FBI, and offered identity protection services to the affected individual.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d12 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 82 days

Feb 28, 2024

Begins

Feb 28, 2024

Discovered

May 20, 2024

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteblack_bastabd_77d3e12240be2fb02024-02-28 · +82dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_fa1703df9cf75a512024-04-25 · +25dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_539e628009fbdc922024-04-24 · +26dCandidate

Name: North American Signs
norm: north american signs
Domain: northamericansigns.com

Name: North American Signs
norm: north american signs
Domain: northamericansigns.com
Industry: Manufacturingllm

Discovered: Feb 28, 2024
Breach occurred: Feb 28, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 20, 2024
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unknown
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the New Hampshire Attorney GeneralReported the incident to the FBI

During the incident: Took immediate steps to secure its digital environment
Launched an investigation
Retained cybersecurity experts
Launched a forensics investigation to determine the source and scope of the compromise
Reported the incident to the FBI
Notified the affected individual
Offered complimentary identity protection services, including credit monitoring, and identity remediation services
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to further harden its email environment
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(82 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGApr 24 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+26d · this page

Pattern: first filing Apr 24 (IN), last May 20 (NH) — a 26-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/north-american-signs-20240520.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 20, 2024
Raw hash: c05cded400941c64d71cf95eb189a2c2b3830aeb22e6ffff2d332f2ac2300858

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNorth American Signs

Victim entityNorth American Signs

Incidentdiscovered Feb 28, 2024

Stated responseTook immediate steps to secure its digital environment

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov