HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsPhishingData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

KHJ Brand Activation

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 2, 2021

Filed

Mar 30, 2021

To disclose

28 days

Affected

5state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for KHJ Brand Activation →

KHJ Brand Activation notified the NH Attorney General of a data breach affecting 5 NH residents. Hackers accessed two email accounts using stolen credentials starting Dec 16, 2020, discovered March 2, 2021. PII (SSN, DOB, name, address) of employees/contractors was accessed. No evidence of misuse. Remediation included 2FA and credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 76 days

discovery → filing · 28 days

Dec 16, 2020

Begins

Mar 2, 2021

Discovered

Mar 30, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

15 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_432f5ebc31fb6bad2021-03-30Candidate
Montana State AGbd_f6cfc99ed993e6212021-03-30Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_fcc2d54e2b4a8db02021-03-30Verified

Name: KHJ Brand Activation
norm: khj brand activation

Name: KHJ Brand Activation
norm: khj brand activation
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 2, 2021
Breach occurred: Dec 16, 2020
Undetected for: 76 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 30, 2021
Affected individuals: 5state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigations
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Initiated an investigation
Cut off the hacker(s) access to the accounts on March 2, 2021
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigations about the incident the next day
Changes made: Added two-factor authentication to all employee email accounts
Reviewing and augmenting its security policies and procedures
Offering identity theft protection services through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 days(28 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Maine State AGMar 30 · first

Montana State AGMar 30 · first

Massachusetts State AGMar 30 · first

New Hampshire State AGMar 30 · first · 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/khj-brand-activation-20210330.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 30, 2021
Raw hash: aaa54e8af9a557c9a82e00835b621f3081039125403f6c0f922a0f5b3dd7cfd7

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKHJ Brand Activation

Victim entityKHJ Brand Activation

Incidentdiscovered Mar 2, 2021

Stated responseInitiated an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov