HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Private Client Services, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 18, 2021

Filed

Jun 6, 2022

To disclose

29 weeks

Affected

20state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Private Client Services, LLC →

Private Client Services, LLC notified the NH AG of a data event affecting 20 NH residents. Unauthorized access to an employee email account occurred between Nov 4-18, 2021, discovered Nov 18, 2021. Exposed data included names and SSNs. Notices sent May 25, 2022. FBI notified. Credit monitoring offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 14 days

discovery → filing · 29 weeks / 200 days

Nov 4, 2021

Begins

Nov 18, 2021

Discovered

Jun 6, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+11 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_72e1ce22055a438c2022-06-01 · +5dVerified
Washington State AGbd_429e7e8c358f44022022-05-27 · +10dCandidate
Maine State AGbd_ea17dc3cc9831a502022-05-27 · +10dVerified

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Private Client Services, LLC
norm: private client
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 18, 2021
Breach occurred: Nov 4, 2021 – Nov 18, 2021
Undetected for: 14 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 25, 2022
Affected individuals: 20state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the FBINotified New Hampshire Attorney General Consumer Protection Bureau
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Notified the FBI immediately
Engaged a third-party to locate address information for the affected individuals
Provided access to free credit monitoring services to individuals whose personal information was potentially affected
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Provided written notice to relevant state regulators and the three major credit reporting agencies
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures
Offering complimentary identity monitoring services for 12 months through Kroll
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 weeks(200 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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Washington State AGMay 27 · first

Maine State AGMay 27 · first

Massachusetts State AG+5d

New Hampshire State AG+10d · this page

Pattern: first filing May 27 (WA), last Jun 6 (NH) — a 10-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/private-client-20220607.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 6, 2022
Raw hash: 93e3092bf99e9ae3971d6b28cb2fb5f6f6967640e37421446dfb69961207fb54

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityPrivate Client Services, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Nov 18, 2021

Stated responseNotified the FBI immediately

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov