PhysicalProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTheftCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumActive

Hein & Associates LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 13, 2016

Filed

Jul 13, 2016

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Hein & Associates LLP →

Hein & Associates LLP notified the NH Attorney General of a laptop theft on April 26, 2016. On June 13, 2016, Hein learned encrypted files containing a client's (TransMontaigne) employee names and SSNs may have been accessible. One NH resident affected. Hein engaged investigators, law enforcement, and offered 2 years of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 48 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Apr 26, 2016

Begins

Jun 13, 2016

Discovered

Jul 13, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1 affectedView incident

Name: Hein & Associates LLP
norm: hein associates

Name: Hein & Associates LLP
norm: hein associates
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 13, 2016
Breach occurred: Apr 26, 2016
Undetected for: 48 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 13, 2016
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Attorney General Michael A. Delaney

During the incident: Commenced a full investigation
Working closely with external professionals who regularly investigate and analyze these types of incidents
Local law enforcement has been involved
Efforts to recover the laptop continue
Provided the New Hampshire resident with written notice of this incident
Offering the resident a complimentary two-year membership with a credit monitoring and identity theft restoration service
Providing dedicated call center support to answer questions
Advised the resident about the process for placing a fraud alert on their credit files, placing a security freeze, and obtaining a free credit report
Provided the resident with the contact information for the consumer reporting agencies and the Federal Trade Commission
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its practices to enhance the security and privacy of personal information and to help prevent similar issues in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/hein-associates-20160713.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 13, 2016
Raw hash: fae51d98b9a16547fa877aa430c311f674099061ab9e390f90dd79bc788c739f

Reporting entityHein & Associates LLP

Victim entityHein & Associates LLP

Incidentdiscovered Jun 13, 2016

Stated responseCommenced a full investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov