MalwareOtherRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

First Baptist Church of Hammond

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 5, 2025

Filed

Aug 21, 2025

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

21state residents only

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for First Baptist Church of Hammond →

First Baptist Church of Hammond notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a data event affecting 21 NH residents. An unknown actor accessed the network between June 29 and July 2, 2025, using ransomware to lock files and exfiltrate data including names, SSNs, and driver's license numbers. The breach was discovered on July 5, 2025. The church notified law enforcement, implemented supplemental security controls, and provided 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring via TransUnion/Cyberscout to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 6 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 47 days

Jun 29, 2025

Begins

Jul 5, 2025

Discovered

Aug 21, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siterhysidabd_58ac4cdec3e0a04d2025-07-29 · +23dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Nebraska State AGbd_17cf995dead9c67d2025-08-21Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_8d4ca7e05a750f782025-08-21Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_e3aed04ac4644d012025-08-21Verified by operator
Maine State AGbd_f26219b192211b432025-08-21Verified by operator

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Vermont State AGbd_4204e1002cded4262025-08-20 · +1dVerified
Montana State AGbd_5566a28cc1e477882025-08-20 · +1dVerified by operator
Illinois State AGbd_b1a7ad01b125a0fe2025-08-01 · +20dVerified by operator

Name: First Baptist Church of Hammond
norm: first baptist church of hammond

Name: First Baptist Church of Hammond
norm: first baptist church of hammond
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Jul 5, 2025
Breach occurred: Jun 29, 2025 – Jul 2, 2025
Undetected for: 6 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 21, 2025
Affected individuals: 21state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General Consumer Protection & Antitrust Bureau

During the incident: Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Implemented supplemental controls and practices to reduce the risk of an event like this reoccurring
Provided access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through TransUnion, to individuals whose personal information was potentially affected by this incident, at no cost to these individuals
Provided notified individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Implemented supplemental controls and practices to reduce the risk of an event like this reoccurring
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(47 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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Illinois State AGAug 1 · first

Vermont State AG+19d

Montana State AG+19d

Nebraska State AG+20d

Massachusetts State AG+20d

Indiana State AG+20d

Maine State AG+20d

New Hampshire State AG+20d · this page

Pattern: first filing Aug 1 (IL), last Aug 21 (NH) — a 20-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/first-baptist-church-hammond-20250821.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 21, 2025
Raw hash: 81d78257e19a1b8d99c88d0e40a603d6cc0bf9baeaa57058a43bc104636c8e60

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFirst Baptist Church of Hammond

Victim entityFirst Baptist Church of Hammond

Incidentdiscovered Jul 5, 2025

Stated responseNotified federal law enforcement regarding the event

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov