MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData MishandlingSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedData EncryptedRansom PaidCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Perkins & Co.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 3, 2020

Filed

Oct 7, 2022

To disclose

22 months

Affected

386state residents only

Linked

24 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Perkins & Co. →9 incidents on file

Perkins & Co, an accounting firm, issued a supplemental notice to the NH AG regarding a ransomware attack on its cloud vendor, Netgain Technologies. The incident occurred between Nov 8 and Dec 3, 2020, resulting in data theft and encryption. Affected data includes names, SSNs, and financial account info. 386 NH residents were notified. Netgain paid a ransom. Remediation included enhanced security controls by Netgain.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 25 days

discovery → filing · 22 months / 673 days

Nov 8, 2020

Begins

Dec 3, 2020

Discovered

Oct 7, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+77 wks slower

This filing is one of 24 about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of Netgain Networks supply-chain incident (2021) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_1082f5dc91ef0c192022-10-03 · +4dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_93170f27b6189a1f2022-08-15 · +53dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_a5e34a8d20612f032022-08-12 · +56dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_74b4a2c65ecffaf02022-06-03 · +126dVerified by operator

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Maine State AGbd_610cc7cd82ffe1fc2022-05-27 · +133dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_b09bf7a0d1084a492022-05-27 · +133dVerified by operator
Delaware State AGbd_ea38731c50620c8e2022-05-27 · +133dVerified by operator
Oregon State AGbd_f2d5e0dbc45e8b312022-05-27 · +133dVerified by operator
Delaware State AGbd_ba5d30aabab3a1412022-05-26 · +134dVerified by operator
Oregon State AGbd_34547222686041932021-05-04 · +521dVerified

Showing first 10 of 23 linked disclosures.

Name: Perkins & Co.
norm: perkins
Domain: perkinsaccounting.com

Name: Perkins & Co.
norm: perkins
Domain: perkinsaccounting.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 3, 2020
Breach occurred: Nov 8, 2020 – Dec 3, 2020
Undetected for: 25 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 3, 2022
Affected individuals: 386state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the New Hampshire Attorney GeneralNotified IRS and state tax authorities
Third party: via Netgain Technologies
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Providing potentially impacted individuals with access to complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through IDX for twelve (12) months
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Advising individuals to report any suspected incidents of identity theft or fraud to their credit card company and/or bank
Providing individuals with information on how to place a fraud alert and security freeze on one's credit file
Providing individuals with information on how to obtain a free credit report
Encouraging individuals to contact the Federal Trade Commission, their state Attorney General, and law enforcement to report attempted or actual identity theft and fraud
Perkins reported this incident to the IRS and state tax authorities, as well as applicable state data privacy regulatory authorities
Changes made: Netgain has taken steps to further safeguard against future threats, including implementing additional advanced threat protection tools
Resetting passwords
Reviewing and restricting access rights
Hardening network security rules and protocols
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 months(673 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Oregon State AGMay 4 · first

Delaware State AG+387d

Maine State AG+388d

Delaware State AG+388d

Oregon State AG+388d

New Hampshire State AG+395d

Maine State AG+465d

New Hampshire State AG+468d

Maine State AG+517d

New Hampshire State AG+521d · this page

Pattern: first filing May 4 (OR), last Oct 7 (NH) — a 521-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 23 — the full spread may be wider.

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/perkins-co-20221007.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 7, 2022
Raw hash: ad32b3a2e1e4c089e3d60fccf6e67591e480e70b4daa31e778392e8913e41428

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPerkins & Co.

Victim entityPerkins & Co.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 3, 2020

Stated responseProviding potentially impacted individuals with access to complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through IDX for twelve (12) months

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov