HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Black, Gould & Associates

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 9, 2022

Filed

Dec 9, 2022

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Black, Gould & Associates →

Black, Gould & Associates, Inc. notified the NH AG of unauthorized access to its environment between Aug 31 and Sep 10, 2022, discovered Sep 9, 2022. Approximately 3 NH residents were affected. Data included names and SSNs. The company engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and provided 1 year of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 9 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 91 days

Aug 31, 2022

Begins

Sep 9, 2022

Discovered

Dec 9, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_0479658b2be9cddb2022-12-05 · +4dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_ae29c8b5786749782022-12-05 · +4dVerified
California State AGbd_e2d61f62b61576ab2022-12-05 · +4dVerified
Montana State AGbd_f3c08bc45e1886752022-12-05 · +4dVerified

Name: Black, Gould & Associates
norm: black gould associates

Name: Black, Gould & Associates
norm: black gould associates
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 9, 2022
Breach occurred: Aug 31, 2022 – Sep 10, 2022
Undetected for: 9 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 5, 2022
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the New Hampshire Attorney GeneralNotified federal law enforcement

During the incident: Took steps to secure its systems
Engaged third-party forensic specialists to conduct an investigation
Undertook a thorough review of the potentially affected files
Notified relevant brokers
Provided direct notifications to individuals
Notified federal law enforcement
Providing access to credit monitoring services for 1 year through IDX
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Rotating passwords
Implementing additional technical security measures designed to mitigate recurrence
Reviewing and enhancing existing data privacy policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(91 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 · 5 states

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Maine State AGDec 5 · first

Indiana State AGDec 5 · first

California State AGDec 5 · first

Montana State AGDec 5 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d · this page

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/black-gould-associates-20221209.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 9, 2022
Raw hash: 4d2dc37ceb45d63eb67f02d1b904510ab2cfbc62a1785cc3998dc1dd9864c7be

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBlack, Gould & Associates

Victim entityBlack, Gould & Associates

Incidentdiscovered Sep 9, 2022

Stated responseTook steps to secure its systems

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov