HackingTechnologyInformationStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Paxton Media Group

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 20, 2021

Filed

Jun 28, 2021

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Paxton Media Group →2 incidents on file

Paxton Media Group notified New Hampshire AG of a cyber-attack occurring between Feb 26 and Mar 20, 2021. Suspicious activity was identified on Mar 20. Unauthorized actors copied information including names and SSNs. Paxton secured systems, engaged in investigation, and offered credit monitoring. Notification sent June 24, 2021.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 22 days

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 100 days

Feb 26, 2021

Begins

Mar 20, 2021

Discovered

Jun 28, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_46bc3c5111b18c9a2021-06-24 · +4dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_f01100a83f44494e2021-06-24 · +4dVerified
Montana State AGbd_84621014f9694f572021-07-28 · +30dCandidate
Maine State AGbd_b7f3946629edc95f2021-07-28 · +30dVerified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_1f0769efaa96fcd12021-08-04 · +37dVerified

Name: Paxton Media Group
norm: paxton media

Name: Paxton Media Group
norm: paxton media
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Mar 20, 2021
Breach occurred: Feb 26, 2021 – Mar 20, 2021
Undetected for: 22 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 24, 2021
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: notifying your Office (NH Attorney General)notifying other relevant state regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Commenced an investigation to determine the full nature and scope of the incident and to secure our network
Worked to add further technical safeguards to our environment
Took immediate steps to secure our systems against the attack
Conduct a diligent investigation into the full nature and scope of the incident
Implementing additional training and education to our employees regarding cyber threats
Offering you complimentary access to months of credit monitoring through IDX
Notifying the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Notifying other relevant state regulators
Changes made: Implementing further technical safeguards
Implementing additional training and education to our employees regarding cyber threats
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(100 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Massachusetts State AGJun 24 · first

Indiana State AGJun 24 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d · this page

Montana State AG+34d

Maine State AG+34d

New Hampshire State AG+41d

Pattern: first filing Jun 24 (MA), last Aug 4 (NH) — a 41-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/paxton-media-20210628.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 28, 2021
Raw hash: 014c32ecec7021e4814eb2aba674e92af9468a3e3e388a01cbedea30f088947b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPaxton Media Group

Victim entityPaxton Media Group

Incidentdiscovered Mar 20, 2021

Stated responseCommenced an investigation to determine the full nature and scope of the incident and to secure our network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov