HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Freund, Freeze & Arnold, LPA

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 20, 2021

Filed

Jul 6, 2021

To disclose

24 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Freund, Freeze & Arnold, LPA →

Freund, Freeze & Arnold, LLP notified the NH AG of unauthorized access to an employee email account between Jan 5-25, 2021. Discovered Jan 20, 2021. Affected data: name, address, SSN. 1 NH resident affected. Remediation: forensic investigation, credit monitoring, security training.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 15 days

discovery → filing · 24 weeks / 167 days

Jan 5, 2021

Begins

Jan 20, 2021

Discovered

Jul 6, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_4941d891384130262021-06-29 · +7dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_cfa5f9df5f9910ed2021-06-29 · +7dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_ee40b7058797b2092021-06-29 · +7dVerified

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Freund, Freeze & Arnold, LPA
norm: freund freeze arnold lpa
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 20, 2021
Breach occurred: Jan 5, 2021 – Jan 25, 2021
Undetected for: 15 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 29, 2021
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure the mailbox
Began working with a third-party forensic specialist firm to investigate
Undertook an in-depth, lengthy, and labor-intensive process to identify whether sensitive information may have been contained within the e-mail account
Provided written notice of this incident to all affected individuals
Providing access to credit monitoring services for one (1) year, through Equifax, to individuals whose personal information was potentially affected
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
Undertaking a review of its existing policies, procedures, and training programs and implementing additional safeguards to further secure the information in its systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 weeks(167 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Maine State AGJun 29 · first

Massachusetts State AGJun 29 · first

Indiana State AGJun 29 · first

New Hampshire State AG+7d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jun 29 (ME), last Jul 6 (NH) — a 7-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/freund-freeze-arnold-20210706.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 6, 2021
Raw hash: 4ead4acc79f639fd8c5f3c3d82e6b468effa69d535ac0aeaa4f4999686c86b1b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityFreund, Freeze & Arnold, LPA

Incidentdiscovered Jan 20, 2021

Stated responseTook steps to secure the mailbox

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov