MalwareProfessional ServicesTechnologyProfessional ServicesRansomwareData EncryptedData ExfiltratedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsLowContained

American Pharmacists Association

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 24, 2016

Filed

Dec 29, 2016

To disclose

36 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for American Pharmacists Association →3 incidents on file

Comnet Marketing Group, Inc., a vendor for American Pharmacists Association (APhA), experienced a ransomware breach on April 23-24, 2016. Comnet's systems were encrypted and files subsequently deleted. APhA notified the NH AG and affected individuals (2 NH residents) on Dec 29, 2016. Data at risk included names, addresses, and credit card details. Comnet ceased operations. APhA provided 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 36 weeks / 249 days

Apr 23, 2016

Begins

Apr 24, 2016

Discovered

Dec 29, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

+21 wks slower

Part of Comnet Marketing Group supply-chain incident (2016) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2 affectedView incident

Name: American Pharmacists Association
norm: american pharmacists

Name: American Pharmacists Association
norm: american pharmacists
Industry: Professional ServicesllmTechnologyllm

Discovered: Apr 24, 2016
Breach occurred: Apr 23, 2016 – Apr 24, 2016
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 29, 2016
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1489 Service Stop or Disable
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified FBINotified New Hampshire Attorney General

During the incident: Comnet conducted a forensic investigation
Comnet alerted the FBI to this incident
APhA retained an independent forensic investigator
Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Sent notice to affected New Hampshire residents
Offered free credit monitoring services through AllClear ID for twelve months
Changes made: Increased scrutiny of vendors with respect to data security
Adopted an enhanced data security education and training plan
Terminated relationship with Comnet Marketing Group
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.

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/comnet-marketing-20161229.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 29, 2016
Raw hash: eeeee951c7b4426e2af77c9405bcc95627b9566b67f4c9290d250de4f7a3fefa

Reporting entityAmerican Pharmacists Association

Victim entityAmerican Pharmacists Association

Incidentdiscovered Apr 24, 2016

Stated responseComnet conducted a forensic investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov