MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

TOPS Staffing

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 7, 2021

Filed

Mar 11, 2022

To disclose

40 weeks

Affected · nationwide

7,1181 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for TOPS Staffing →

TOPS Staffing, LLC notified the New Hampshire AG of a supplemental breach notification for 1 NH resident. The incident involved unauthorized access and encryption of computer systems between June 7-13, 2021. Data potentially exposed included names, DOBs, SSNs, tax IDs, driver's licenses, passport numbers, and financial account numbers. Initial notices were mailed Nov 2021; supplemental notices mailed March 2022 after undeliverable mail was identified. 7,118 individuals total affected nationwide.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 40 weeks / 277 days

Jun 7, 2021

Begins

Jun 7, 2021

Discovered

Mar 11, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+20 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_3b43d0a637ef44fd2021-11-05 · +126dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_bd7cb1fc959620752021-11-05 · +126dVerified
Maine State AGbd_d1929bfc6c16b1af2021-11-05 · +126dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_dfcbfda7f186f2de2021-11-05 · +126dVerified

Name: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: wilsonelser.com

Name: TOPS Staffing
norm: tops staffing
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 7, 2021
Breach occurred: Jun 7, 2021 – Jun 13, 2021
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 9, 2022
Affected individuals: 7,118state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged a specialized cybersecurity firm to conduct a forensic investigation
Terminated the unauthorized access
Changed passwords
Installed additional security on its systems
Informed law firm
Identified potentially affected individuals
Offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services through Kroll
Changes made: Greatly enhanced security
Changed passwords
Installed additional security on its systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 40 weeks(277 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 4 states

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Maine State AGNov 5 · first

Indiana State AGNov 5 · first

Maine State AGNov 5 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 5 · first

New Hampshire State AG+126d · this page

Pattern: first filing Nov 5 (ME), last Mar 11 (NH) — a 126-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/tops-staffing-20220311.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 11, 2022
Raw hash: 3dac8e0c8c8ce3e43beca9a89750d42dbab64a4093b0a238aec2ccddbc7b3bd8

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityTOPS Staffing

Incidentdiscovered Jun 7, 2021

Stated responseEngaged a specialized cybersecurity firm to conduct a forensic investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov