HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumActive

Ansell Grimm & Aaron PC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 7, 2021

Filed

Jun 29, 2021

To disclose

25 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

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Ansell Grimm & Aaron PC experienced unauthorized access to employee email accounts in January 2021. The firm discovered suspicious activity on January 7, 2021. The incident potentially exposed names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and payment card information of two New Hampshire residents. The investigation is ongoing. The firm engaged third-party forensics, secured accounts, and is offering one year of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 6 days

discovery → filing · 25 weeks / 173 days

Jan 1, 2021

Begins

Jan 7, 2021

Discovered

Jun 29, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+7 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_04ea79d7eb09bbb92021-06-25 · +4dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_957da74d293e25732021-06-25 · +4dVerified

Name: Ansell Grimm & Aaron PC
norm: ansell grimm aaron

Name: Ansell Grimm & Aaron PC
norm: ansell grimm aaron
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 7, 2021
Breach occurred: Jan 1, 2021 – Jan 31, 2021
Undetected for: 6 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 25, 2021
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General

During the incident: Took steps to secure the email account
Commenced an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensics
Reviewed impacted email accounts to identify personal information
Reviewed internal records to identify address information for individuals
Provided written notice to all affected individuals
Provided access to credit monitoring services for one year through Equifax
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Working to review existing policies and procedures and to implement additional safeguards to enhance the security of email accounts
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 weeks(173 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGJun 25 · first

Indiana State AGJun 25 · 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/ansell-grimm-aaron-20210629.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 29, 2021
Raw hash: fc4b1a4124ccff5e0c21c4d54b2dcb24154910ba525d03b41695c1a9047cb842

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAnsell Grimm & Aaron PC

Victim entityAnsell Grimm & Aaron PC

Incidentdiscovered Jan 7, 2021

Stated responseTook steps to secure the email account

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov