HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Smyser Kaplan & Veselka

bd_cf25679c63b075ec · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 1, 2022

Filed

Jul 10, 2023

To disclose

45 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Smyser Kaplan & Veselka →

Smyser Kaplan & Veselka (SKV) notified the NH Attorney General of a September 2022 incident where an unauthorized actor accessed SKV's network and acquired documents on or around September 26, 2022. The breach affected 3 New Hampshire residents. SKV engaged forensic specialists, notified the FBI, and provided credit monitoring via Equifax to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

Sep 26, 2022

Begins

Jul 10, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+27 wks slower

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

Montana State AGbd_15c1d8b55d6f671f2023-07-05 · +5dVerified
Maine State AGbd_1a61f7c237d5c11d2023-07-05 · +5dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_9fb33156d89451252023-07-05 · +5dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_d69998c96dda71d62023-07-05 · +5dVerified

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Vermont State AGbd_b9fa6bdc9e01a30b2023-06-05 · +35dCandidate

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Smyser Kaplan & Veselka
norm: smyser kaplan veselka
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 1, 2022
Breach occurred: Sep 26, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 5, 2023
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Initiated a comprehensive investigation with assistance from external computer forensic specialists
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Providing access to credit monitoring services for through Equifax
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Providing written notice... to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing policies and procedures as appropriate
Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 45 weeks(312 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 · 6 states

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Vermont State AGJun 5 · first

Montana State AG+30d

Maine State AG+30d

Massachusetts State AG+30d

Indiana State AG+30d

New Hampshire State AG+35d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jun 5 (VT), last Jul 10 (NH) — a 35-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/smyser-kaplan-veselka-20230710.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 10, 2023
Raw hash: 1e81bea2c8804bc0242b9a99ef15155edf50791d475ef53201be24a3af313f74

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entitySmyser Kaplan & Veselka

Incidentdiscovered Sep 1, 2022

Stated responseInitiated a comprehensive investigation with assistance from external computer forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov