HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighActive

Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP

bd_dc257a34b7ba545b · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 14, 2021

Filed

Dec 13, 2021

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

3,448state residents only

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP →6 incidents on file

Supplemental notice from Mullen Coughlin LLC on behalf of Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP regarding a cyber-attack on its network. Unauthorized access occurred between Sept 9-14, 2021, potentially copying folders containing names and SSNs of 3,448 NH residents. Investigation ongoing; FBI notified; credit monitoring offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 90 days

Sep 9, 2021

Begins

Sep 14, 2021

Discovered

Dec 13, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 10 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_ace7bafa86cf3a5f2021-12-23 · +10dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_fe7ff9406b3d84b52021-12-23 · +10dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_d49aa6ed3a29cb852021-12-30 · +17dCandidate
Illinois State AGbd_4ca2f4bf626ba7842022-01-01 · +19dVerified by operator

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Illinois State AGbd_b948cb01797f5c682022-01-01 · +19dVerified by operator
Montana State AGbd_a7ba85155b92fe012021-11-24 · +19dCandidate
Maine State AGbd_00d5fa6870ea93e52022-01-14 · +32dVerified by operator
HHS OCRbd_71aaa352a3e9414c2022-01-14 · +32dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_16550a4253a57f542022-01-18 · +36dVerified

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP
norm: fiondella milone lasaracina
Domain: fmlcpas.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 14, 2021
Breach occurred: Sep 9, 2021 – Sep 14, 2021
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 9, 2021
Affected individuals: 3,448state-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: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported this incident to federal law enforcementNotifying relevant regulatory authoritiesProvided notice of this incident to the FBI

During the incident: Promptly began taking steps to secure its systems
Commenced a comprehensive investigation
Reviewed and enhanced existing policies and procedures
Implemented additional safeguards to further secure the information in its systems in the future
Reported this incident to federal law enforcement
Notifying relevant regulatory authorities
Providing potentially impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing access to credit monitoring services to individuals whose personal information was potentially affected by this incident, at no cost to these individuals
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing existing policies and procedures
Implementing additional safeguards to further secure the information in its systems in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(90 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 6 states

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Montana State AGNov 24 · first

New Hampshire State AG+19d · this page

California State AG+29d

Maine State AG+29d

New Hampshire State AG+36d

Illinois State AG+38d

Maine State AG+51d

HHS OCR+51d

New Hampshire State AG+55d

Pattern: first filing Nov 24 (MT), last Jan 18 (NH) — a 55-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/fiondella-milone-lasaracina-20211213.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 13, 2021
Raw hash: 1942b43b6fb17001db405c1eda4acc53ce39431c0db07a2423ccc4c9aa27a8e6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityFiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP

Incidentdiscovered Sep 14, 2021

Stated responsePromptly began taking steps to secure its systems

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov