HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumActive

Gannon Associates

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 14, 2022

Filed

Aug 1, 2022

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Gannon Associates →

Gannon Associates notified the NH AG of an unauthorized network access discovered June 14, 2022, affecting 1 NH resident. Data included name, SSN, and driver's license. Gannon engaged forensic investigators, contained the incident, and offered 2 years of credit monitoring. Investigation was ongoing as of July 2022.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 48 days

Jun 14, 2022

Discovered

Aug 1, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_921f7cc4263143282022-07-26 · +6dVerified
Montana State AGbd_d8f2eb633399d8ab2022-07-26 · +6dCandidate

Name: Gannon Associates
norm: gannon associates

Name: Gannon Associates
norm: gannon associates
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 14, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 26, 2022
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation and took steps to contain the incident
Engaged external cybersecurity professionals experienced in handling these types of incidents
Providing the affected residents with written notification of this incident
Offering the affected residents complimentary two-year memberships with a three-bureau credit monitoring services
Changes made: Working to implement any necessary additional safeguards
Improving its policies and procedures related to data protection
Improving its cybersecurity infrastructure
Further training its employees on best practices to minimize the likelihood of this type of incident occurring again
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(48 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGJul 26 · first

Montana State AGJul 26 · first

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 26 (MA), last Aug 1 (NH) — a 6-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/gannon-associates-20220801.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 1, 2022
Raw hash: b4a8cb103c6f2a99ed136a02791fa363b89c722183c1907f020bf183ebe8458f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGannon Associates

Victim entityGannon Associates

Incidentdiscovered Jun 14, 2022

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation and took steps to contain the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov