MalwareFinancial ServicesFinanceRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

USG Insurance Services

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 27, 2020

Filed

Apr 12, 2021

To disclose

24 weeks

Affected

40state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for USG Insurance Services →

USG Insurance Services, Inc. reported a ransomware incident discovered on October 27, 2020. The breach impacted PII (names, driver's licenses/state IDs) of approximately 40 New Hampshire residents across 4 policies. USG engaged forensic investigators, implemented enhanced security measures (Carbon Black), and issued a substitute notice.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 24 weeks / 167 days

Oct 27, 2020

Discovered

Apr 12, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+15 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_40a33d471bf9ea362021-04-01 · +11dVerified
Montana State AGbd_d741dc55331a75d52021-04-01 · +11dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_5c3a163b349c79e02020-12-01 · +132dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_911486c7519a39a42020-11-30 · +133dVerified

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 138d gap

Maine State AGbd_6624db252d4535fc2020-11-25 · +138dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_c699e62471ee17122020-11-25 · +138dVerified

Name: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: wilsonelser.com

Name: USG Insurance Services
norm: usg insurance
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 27, 2020
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 1, 2021
Affected individuals: 40state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Submitted notice to the Attorney General’s office
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged a third party professional cybersecurity forensics team to investigate the incident
Implemented tenant wide password changes
Updating and installing enhanced security measures such as Carbon Black
Posted substitute notice on its website for 90 days
Changes made: Implementing tenant wide password changes
Updating and installing enhanced security measures such as Carbon Black
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 weeks(167 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 6 states

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Maine State AGNov 25 · first

Indiana State AGNov 25 · first

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Massachusetts State AG+6d

California State AG+127d

Montana State AG+127d

New Hampshire State AG+138d · this page

Pattern: first filing Nov 25 (ME), last Apr 12 (NH) — a 138-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/usg-insurance-20210412.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 12, 2021
Raw hash: baf1acec60a6caf7d9627d8861eaeea611f2ab8778c30b7a6d478b0272cc165a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityUSG Insurance Services

Incidentdiscovered Oct 27, 2020

Stated responseEngaged a third party professional cybersecurity forensics team to investigate the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov