HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Allen & Major Associates, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 24, 2022

Filed

Apr 12, 2022

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Allen & Major Associates, Inc. →

Allen & Major Associates, Inc. notified the NH AG of unauthorized access to email accounts between Sept 2, 2021 and Feb 24, 2022. One NH resident's name and SSN were potentially exposed. The company engaged forensic specialists, notified the FBI, and provided 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 175 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 47 days

Sep 2, 2021

Begins

Feb 24, 2022

Discovered

Apr 12, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

11 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_493eb8720b69d0542022-04-08 · +4dVerified

Name: Allen & Major Associates, Inc.
norm: allen major associates
Domain: allenmajor.com

Name: Allen & Major Associates, Inc.
norm: allen major associates
Domain: allenmajor.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 24, 2022
Breach occurred: Sep 2, 2021 – Feb 24, 2022
Undetected for: 175 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 8, 2022
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the Federal Bureau of InvestigationProviding notice to potentially affected individuals, which includes guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation into the incident, with the assistance of third-party computer forensic specialists
Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident, assess the security of Allen & Major systems, and identify potentially affected individuals
Provided access to credit monitoring services for 24 months, through Equifax
Provided notice to potentially affected individuals
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Changes made: Working to implement enhanced security measures
Reviewing and enhancing existing policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(47 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGApr 8 · 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/allen-major-20220412.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 12, 2022
Raw hash: ee075ff9e1c0b7ac6041d6e16e8d0667480ac34bed04964a2f7c58a2b64b14ea

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAllen & Major Associates, Inc.

Victim entityAllen & Major Associates, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 24, 2022

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

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov