PhysicalProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTheftCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Imhoff and Associates, PC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 27, 2014

Filed

Aug 26, 2014

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

5state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Imhoff and Associates, PC →

Imhoff and Associates, P.C. reported the theft of a backup hard drive from an employee's vehicle on June 27, 2014. The drive contained unencrypted backup files with employee and client information, including names, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, and contact information. Approximately 5 New Hampshire residents were affected. The firm notified law enforcement, engaged forensic experts, and offered one year of credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 60 days

Jun 27, 2014

Begins

Jun 27, 2014

Discovered

Aug 26, 2014

Filed

vs. sector median

10 wks faster

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

California State AGbd_cb500f80c2a958e02014-08-26Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_5c95c7b68a8723002014-08-28 · +2dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_ad4122aaa95c3acb2014-09-29 · +34dVerified

Name: Imhoff and Associates, PC
norm: imhoff and associates

Name: Imhoff and Associates, PC
norm: imhoff and associates
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 27, 2014
Breach occurred: Jun 27, 2014
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 26, 2014
Affected individuals: 5state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the Office of the Attorney General of New Hampshire

During the incident: Notified the Santa Monica Police Department
Began a thorough internal investigation to determine what information was contained on the hard drive
Worked with outside computer forensic experts
Offering one year of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through AllClear ID
Providing call center support for those affected
Changes made: Strengthening its encryption processes
Enhancing its policies, procedures and staff education regarding the safeguarding of firm property and information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(60 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 · 3 states

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California State AGAug 26 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 26 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+2d

New Hampshire State AG+34d

Pattern: first filing Aug 26 (CA), last Sep 29 (NH) — a 34-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/imhoff-associates-20140826.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 26, 2014
Raw hash: 126b534af67139c4736886a3d81ac5e3bcacc0b21ab71170017316b3398a60be

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityImhoff and Associates, PC

Victim entityImhoff and Associates, PC

Incidentdiscovered Jun 27, 2014

Stated responseNotified the Santa Monica Police Department

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov