HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

P. Kaufmann, Inc.

bd_e0560b38e93506ec · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

May 24, 2024

Filed

Aug 27, 2024

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

5 records

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for P. Kaufmann, Inc. →

P/Kaufmann Inc. notified the NH Attorney General of a data security incident involving 1 New Hampshire resident. On May 24, 2024, an unknown actor accessed certain computer systems. The company engaged third-party forensic specialists and secured its systems. On June 30, 2024, it was determined that the actor accessed a limited number of systems and files. Personal information, potentially including identity data, may have been compromised. The company implemented enhanced security measures and offered identity theft protection services.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d14 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 95 days

May 24, 2024

Begins

May 24, 2024

Discovered

Aug 27, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by black_basta about this victim was first seen 71 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Siteapt73bd_a5b25c30647acaf52024-10-24 · +58dVerified by operator
Leak Siteblack_bastabd_bda75b29b05a1d3a2024-05-24 · +95dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_b93e112a96d140902024-08-22 · +5dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_bef0f266185305842024-07-31 · +27dVerified by operator

Name: P. Kaufmann, Inc.
norm: p kaufmann
Domain: pkaufmann.com

Name: P. Kaufmann, Inc.
norm: p kaufmann
Domain: pkaufmann.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: May 24, 2024
Breach occurred: May 24, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 22, 2024
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Department of Justice

During the incident: Utilized a third party computer forensic specialists to determine the nature and scope of the event
Worked quickly to secure its system
Conducted an internal investigation to understand what had taken place and how
Reviewed its internal data management and protocols
Changes made: Implemented enhanced security measures to help prevent this type of incident from recurring
Offering identity theft protection services through IDX, A ZeroFox Company
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(95 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGJul 31 · first

Maine State AG+22d

New Hampshire State AG+27d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 31 (IN), last Aug 27 (NH) — a 27-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/p-kaufman-20240827.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 27, 2024
Raw hash: dfe0d16271afd571f1a4ec1c5d90d9fcdb9a3c109caded693ffc8827d340ef12

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityP. Kaufmann, Inc.

Victim entityP. Kaufmann, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered May 24, 2024

Stated responseUtilized a third party computer forensic specialists to determine the nature and scope of the event

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov