HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 25, 2025

Filed

Aug 10, 2026

To disclose

33 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS →2 incidents on file

Knights of Columbus notified the NH Attorney General of a security incident involving a downstream third-party service provider, AutoAPS, LLC, and its hosting vendor, Pacific Northwest Software (PNWSoft). On December 25, 2025, PNWSoft identified suspicious activity and contained the incident. Forensic investigation could not conclusively determine if data was accessed. The incident potentially affected one New Hampshire resident, involving full name and Social Security number. The resident was notified on July 10, 2026, and offered credit monitoring. AutoAPS has terminated its relationship with PNWSoft and is migrating to a new hosting environment.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 33 weeks / 228 days

Dec 25, 2025

Begins

Dec 25, 2025

Discovered

Aug 10, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+24 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_cf4153e6766c775f2026-08-03 · +7dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_2a9c65bd7e22a8c62026-07-10 · +31dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_6381af49b9d370a22026-07-10 · +31dVerified

Name: KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
norm: knights of columbus

Name: KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
norm: knights of columbus
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 25, 2025
Breach occurred: Dec 25, 2025
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 10, 2026
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Bureau, New Hampshire

During the incident: Took systems offline
Rebuilt affected systems using viable backups
Initiated a forensic investigation with the assistance of a cybersecurity firm
Notified the affected resident on July 10, 2026
Offered complimentary memberships with a credit monitoring service to the resident
Provided best practices to protect their information
Advised the affected resident to always remain vigilant in reviewing financial account statements
Advised the affected resident about the process for placing a fraud alert and/or security freeze on their credit files
Provided contact information for the consumer reporting agencies and the Federal Trade Commission
Changes made: Implemented various hardening measures
Increased access controls
Terminated its relationship with PNWSoft
Migrating to a newly engaged third-party hosting environment
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 33 weeks(228 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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Nebraska State AGJul 10 · first

Indiana State AGJul 10 · first

Massachusetts State AG+24d

New Hampshire State AG+31d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 10 (NE), last Aug 10 (NH) — a 31-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/knights-columbus-20260810.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 10, 2026
Raw hash: 36b94f68e0da8808b632e0b155ece1467f5603f49bc6fbd6bfb1d8a2e4a6799e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Victim entityKNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Incidentdiscovered Dec 25, 2025

Stated responseTook systems offline

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov