HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)LowContained

Aaron's, LLC

bd_bec102cefef67463 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 9, 2021

Filed

Dec 13, 2022

To disclose

16 months

Affected

170state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Aaron's, LLC →2 incidents on file

Smith Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) filed a supplemental notice with the New Hampshire Attorney General regarding a data breach affecting Aaron's, LLC clients. Unauthorized access occurred July 19-28, 2021. SGR discovered the incident on August 9, 2021. 170 New Hampshire residents were notified on December 13, 2022. Impacted data included names. SGR engaged forensic investigators, reset passwords, and provided credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 21 days

discovery → filing · 16 months / 491 days

Jul 19, 2021

Begins

Aug 9, 2021

Discovered

Nov 16, 2022

Scope determined

Dec 13, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+52 wks slower

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

South Carolina State AGbd_6d9b5e39912026a62023-01-30 · +48dVerified

Name: SMITH GAMBRELL & RUSSELL LLP
norm: smith gambrell russell
Domain: sgrlaw.com

Name: Aaron's, LLC
norm: aaron s
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 9, 2021
Breach occurred: Jul 19, 2021 – Jul 28, 2021
Undetected for: 21 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Nov 16, 2022
Notification sent: Dec 13, 2022
Affected individuals: 170state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: originally notified you on August 8, 2022provided an update on September 28, 2022notified and is cooperating with law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Implemented our incident response protocols
Contacted law enforcement
Hired external computer forensic specialists and other consultants
Hired a vendor to review the potentially impacted documents
Notified Aaron's of the incident
Provided Aaron's with access to the potentially impacted documents
Notified and is cooperating with law enforcement
Changes made: Deployed enhanced endpoint monitoring software on our computers and servers
Performed a global password reset for all users
Provided additional security training
Implemented several other security controls
Offering identity theft protection services through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 months(491 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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New Hampshire State AGDec 13 · first · this page

South Carolina State AG+48d

Pattern: first filing Dec 13 (NH), last Jan 30 (SC) — a 48-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/smith-gambrell-russell-20221213.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 13, 2022
Raw hash: e493b4ec6f02b8852f1d59c99487853027ec05c3b0de704ec9526885553ea997

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySMITH GAMBRELL & RUSSELL LLP

Victim entityAaron's, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Aug 9, 2021

Stated responseImplemented our incident response protocols

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov