HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Beacon Communities, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 7, 2020

Filed

Aug 13, 2021

To disclose

36 weeks

Affected

20state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Beacon Communities, LLC →2 incidents on file

Beacon Communities, LLC notified the NH AG of unauthorized access to employee email accounts between Sept 28 and Dec 23, 2020. Discovered Dec 7, 2020. 20 NH residents affected. Data included names, addresses, SSNs, driver's licenses, and financial account info. Beacon engaged forensic investigators, secured mailboxes, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring via Kroll.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 70 days

discovery → filing · 36 weeks / 249 days

Sep 28, 2020

Begins

Dec 7, 2020

Discovered

Aug 13, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+18 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

Massachusetts State AGbd_0d15bcfaf5e0d5762021-08-04 · +9dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_3f4ac14a64fdd5432021-08-04 · +9dVerified
Maine State AGbd_450cd34314838c0e2021-08-04 · +9dCandidate

Name: Beacon Communities, LLC
norm: beacon communities

Name: Beacon Communities, LLC
norm: beacon communities
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 7, 2020
Breach occurred: Sep 28, 2020 – Dec 23, 2020
Undetected for: 70 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 4, 2021
Affected individuals: 20state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the New Hampshire Attorney General's Consumer Protection Bureau
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure the mailboxes
Began working with a third-party forensic specialist firm to investigate
Provided written notice to all affected individuals
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months through Kroll
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Undertaking a review of its existing policies, procedures, and training programs
Implemented additional safeguards to further secure the information in its systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 36 weeks(249 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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Massachusetts State AGAug 4 · first

Indiana State AGAug 4 · first

Maine State AGAug 4 · first

New Hampshire State AG+9d · this page

Pattern: first filing Aug 4 (MA), last Aug 13 (NH) — a 9-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/beacon-communities-20210813.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 13, 2021
Raw hash: e5cf9ad82c1e0041e0e2b18dddc0ca6032f04eaf648810d93f50d0b1d968d346

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBeacon Communities, LLC

Victim entityBeacon Communities, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Dec 7, 2020

Stated responseTook steps to secure the mailboxes

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov