HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Communications Workers of America

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 25, 2021

Filed

Feb 28, 2022

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Communications Workers of America →2 incidents on file

CWA Local 1180 notified NH AG of unauthorized access to systems on Dec 24, 2021, discovered Dec 25, 2021. Affected 2 NH residents; data included names, addresses, and SSNs. Response included system isolation, forensic investigation, and 1-year credit monitoring via Experian.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 65 days

Dec 24, 2021

Begins

Dec 25, 2021

Discovered

Feb 28, 2022

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

Massachusetts State AGbd_f74e3d2fe6354a1d2022-02-25 · +3dVerified

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Communications Workers of America
norm: communications workers of america
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 25, 2021
Breach occurred: Dec 24, 2021 – Dec 24, 2021
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 24, 2022
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Isolated the impacted systems
Launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Provided access to credit monitoring services for one (1) year, through Experian
Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Review policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
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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Massachusetts State AGFeb 25 · first

New Hampshire State AG+3d · 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/communications-workers-america-cwa-local-1180-20220228.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 28, 2022
Raw hash: 45f6d76da767dfef7948f9463a18d6d0c52e49b03f808df08c70ff21b4f4923d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityCommunications Workers of America

Incidentdiscovered Dec 25, 2021

Stated responseIsolated the impacted systems

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov