MalwareTechnologyInformationRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumActive

Paddock Publications, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 21, 2020

Filed

Jan 14, 2021

To disclose

25 weeks

Affected

5state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Paddock Publications, Inc. →

Paddock Publications, Inc. notified the New Hampshire Attorney General on January 5, 2021, of a data event affecting approximately 5 NH residents. On July 21, 2020, suspicious activity was detected, leading to the discovery of encrypted files (ransomware) and potential exfiltration of names and SSNs. Paddock engaged forensic specialists, provided one year of credit monitoring via Experian, and implemented additional network safeguards.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 25 weeks / 177 days

Jul 21, 2020

Discovered

Jan 14, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+7 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_5cfbcaa8db630dc02021-01-05 · +9dVerified
Maine State AGbd_8ff781976dec57712021-01-05 · +9dCandidate
Montana State AGbd_ea71de012561e1d72021-01-05 · +9dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_ecd94e8024d54ac52021-01-05 · +9dVerified

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Illinois State AGbd_7bb7230eb0d582e22021-01-01 · +13dVerified

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Paddock Publications, Inc.
norm: paddock publications
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jul 21, 2020
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 5, 2021
Affected individuals: 5state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reporting this incident to other appropriate state regulators

During the incident: Worked with third party forensic specialists
Provided access to credit monitoring services for one (1) year, through Experian's IdentityWorks service
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Took steps to further secure our network
Working to rebuild our network from the ground up
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 weeks(177 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

Massachusetts State AG+4d

Maine State AG+4d

Montana State AG+4d

Indiana State AG+4d

New Hampshire State AG+13d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Jan 14 (NH) — a 13-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/paddock-publications-20210114.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 14, 2021
Raw hash: 61598aefeb87ad3e428da1970e84c3b79fe542fc0f37a42881e2f8a651a2c2f4

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityPaddock Publications, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 21, 2020

Stated responseWorked with third party forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov