MalwareManufacturingManufacturingRansomwareStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDCredentialsMediumContained

Component Assembly Systems, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 2, 2021

Filed

Feb 15, 2022

To disclose

15 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1703 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Component Assembly Systems, Inc. →

Component Assembly Systems, Inc. notified NH AG of a Nov 2, 2021 ransomware incident affecting 170 individuals. Attackers used stolen credentials to access email and exfiltrate PII (SSNs, driver's licenses, passports). CAS contained the incident, engaged forensics, reset passwords, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 15 weeks / 105 days

Nov 2, 2021

Begins

Nov 2, 2021

Discovered

Feb 15, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+4 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitelorenzbd_da5316ec7e0b07d02021-11-15 · +92dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_ff4045111c5014b32022-02-09 · +6dVerified by operator

Name: Component Assembly Systems, Inc.
norm: component assembly

Name: Component Assembly Systems, Inc.
norm: component assembly
Industry: Manufacturingllm

Discovered: Nov 2, 2021
Breach occurred: Nov 2, 2021
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 11, 2022
Affected individuals: 170state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDCredentials
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Shutdown all systems and network communications
Hired third-party digital forensics investigators
Forcing password changes for all employees
Offering 24-months of free credit monitoring services to all affected individuals
Changes made: Implemented increased security measures
Conducted additional employee training
Reviewing and implementing changes to policies and procedures relating to employee information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 weeks(105 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGFeb 9 · first

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Feb 9 (MA), last Feb 15 (NH) — a 6-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/component-assembly-systems-20220215.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 15, 2022
Raw hash: a3954e9ceda650af7b7d29e29a42452061a0e2115b573afe220bc30ed7141b7b

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityComponent Assembly Systems, Inc.

Victim entityComponent Assembly Systems, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 2, 2021

Stated responseShutdown all systems and network communications

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov