MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedEmployee Data InvolvedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)EmploymentMediumActive

North Highland

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 6, 2022

Filed

Aug 2, 2022

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

6state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for North Highland →

North Highland Company, LLC reported a ransomware attack discovered on June 6, 2022, affecting current and former employees and their dependents in New Hampshire. The incident involved data encryption and exfiltration of PII, including SSNs, bank details, and health information. 6 NH residents were identified as impacted. Notifications were sent on July 27, 2022.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 11 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 57 days

May 26, 2022

Begins

Jun 6, 2022

Discovered

Aug 2, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

11 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_83ca06bc325a7dde2022-07-27 · +6dVerified

Name: North Highland
norm: north highland
Domain: northhighland.com

Name: North Highland
norm: north highland
Domain: northhighland.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 6, 2022
Breach occurred: May 26, 2022
Undetected for: 11 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 27, 2022
Affected individuals: 6state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)Employment
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 New Hampshire Attorney General Consumer Protection Bureau

During the incident: Engaged third-party cybersecurity experts to assist with our investigation and response efforts
Initiated a number of technical remediation efforts, including new password requirements for all employees
Notified law enforcement of the attack
Changes made: New password requirements for all employees
Arranged to provide certain identity protection services to impacted employees, former employees, dependents and beneficiaries through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(57 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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Indiana State AGJul 27 · first

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 27 (IN), last Aug 2 (NH) — a 6-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-highland-20220802.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 2, 2022
Raw hash: b92f63034e0ae2bdd579f77c27480947a2102c001bbbdb357d2faa70df8b6c92

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNorth Highland

Victim entityNorth Highland

Incidentdiscovered Jun 6, 2022

Stated responseEngaged third-party cybersecurity experts to assist with our investigation and response efforts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov