HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 10, 2022

Filed

Oct 18, 2022

To disclose

27 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP →2 incidents on file

McCarter & English LLP notified the NH Attorney General of a cybersecurity incident discovered on April 10, 2022, involving unauthorized access to files containing names, SSNs, and driver's license numbers of 4 NH residents. Notifications were mailed on October 17, 2022, offering one year of Experian IdentityWorks monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 27 weeks / 191 days

Apr 10, 2022

Discovered

Oct 18, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+9 wks slower

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

Montana State AGbd_2ce6e42e95c9f0f32022-10-18Candidate
Maine State AGbd_49f537ff4a9025a62022-10-18Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_b8683d1b6d09f8bb2022-10-17 · +1dVerified

Name: MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP
norm: mccarter english

Name: MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP
norm: mccarter english
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 10, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 17, 2022
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Attorney General John Formella
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Initiated its incident response plan
Took proactive steps to secure its network
Commenced an investigation
Notified law enforcement
Mailed notification letters to the New Hampshire residents via United States First-Class mail
Established a dedicated, toll-free call center
Changes made: Continuing to review and enhance its existing security protocols and practices
Implementation of additional electronic security features
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 weeks(191 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

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGOct 17 · first

Montana State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+1d · 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/mccarter-english-20221018.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 18, 2022
Raw hash: 4fa833af83fa0ffc9676fa21fc3c39a3619e080ee401e026fa372cd671380f7f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP

Victim entityMCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Apr 10, 2022

Stated responseInitiated its incident response plan

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov