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IDC Research, Inc.

bd_ed2354eb4909c999 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 15, 2022

Filed

Apr 18, 2022

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

5state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for IDC Research, Inc.

IDC Research, Inc. reported a ransomware incident in New Hampshire. Unauthorized access occurred on or about Feb 14, 2022. IDC detected indications on Feb 15, 2022. The attacker attempted to encrypt files and exfiltrate data. 5 NH residents affected. Data types: name, DOB, SSN, bank info, address, email, phone. IDC contained the incident, restored from backup, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days
discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 62 days

Feb 14, 2022

Begins

Feb 15, 2022

Discovered

Apr 18, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

10 wks faster

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

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗
Massachusetts State AGApr 18 · first
Montana State AGApr 18 · first
New Hampshire State AGApr 18 · first · this page

Pattern: first filing Apr 18 (MA), last Apr 29 (ME) — a 11-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.