MalwareTechnologyInformationRansomwareCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedData EncryptedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumResolved

Colortech

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 18, 2020

Filed

Dec 22, 2020

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Colortech →

ColorTech, Inc. suffered a ransomware attack in October 2020. An unauthorized actor exfiltrated data via MEGAsync before deploying ransomware. The company contained the incident, engaged forensic investigators, and notified the FBI. Personal information including names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers was stolen. Approximately one New Hampshire resident was affected. ColorTech recovered systems from backups without paying ransom and offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 65 days

Oct 18, 2020

Discovered

Dec 22, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

9 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_4453d2b4631830252020-12-21 · +1dVerified

Name: Colortech
norm: colortech
Domain: colortech.com

Name: Colortech
norm: colortech
Domain: colortech.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Oct 18, 2020
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 25, 2020
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the Federal Bureau of InvestigationFiled notice with New Hampshire Attorney General

During the incident: Contained the incident
Launched an investigation
Engaged a leading cybersecurity and forensic firm
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Notified affected individuals on November 25, 2020
Recovered from backup processes without the need for the decryptor tool
Changes made: Deploying end point detection and response tools to monitor and quickly mitigate threats to ColorTech's network
Forced password reset
Strengthening security awareness training
Continues to review its security measures, internal controls, and safeguards
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(65 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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Indiana State AGDec 21 · first

New Hampshire State AG+1d · 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/colortech-20201222.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 22, 2020
Raw hash: fe2aabfbbb72e5610fb3c1d8a903537f7e97879647149660a18b2e565f1bab06

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityColortech

Victim entityColortech

Incidentdiscovered Oct 18, 2020

Stated responseContained the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov