Social EngineeringProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesPhishingCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Hutchinson and Bloodgood LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 21, 2016

Filed

Mar 10, 2017

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Hutchinson and Bloodgood LLP →

Hutchinson and Bloodgood LLP notified the NH Attorney General that on December 21, 2016, they learned a targeted spear-phishing email was sent to employees. Review indicated potential unauthorized access to client data including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. Four New Hampshire residents were affected. The firm engaged forensic investigators, notified the FBI and IRS, and offered identity theft protection.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 79 days

Dec 21, 2016

Discovered

Mar 10, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

7 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

California State AGbd_4d2d098d5a3c6a982017-03-10Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_e89e7f8b7e978bd02017-03-10Verified
Montana State AGbd_a09991b5b2be07fb2017-02-01 · +37dCandidate

Name: Hutchinson and Bloodgood LLP
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Name: Hutchinson and Bloodgood LLP
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Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 21, 2016
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 10, 2017
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing Link
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the FBINotified the IRSNotified state tax boards
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Began an investigation
Engaged an outside forensic firm to assist
Notified the FBI, IRS and state tax boards
Offering affected individuals one year of identity theft protection services through Experian
Established a dedicated hotline to answer any questions
Changes made: Reinforcing their information security training program
Reviewing their internal procedures related to phishing emails and requests for disclosure of sensitive information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(79 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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Montana State AGFeb 1 · first

California State AG+37d

Massachusetts State AG+37d

New Hampshire State AG+37d · this page

Pattern: first filing Feb 1 (MT), last Mar 10 (NH) — a 37-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/hutchinson-bloodgood-20170310.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 10, 2017
Raw hash: 56d90f0f0563a6f220415af18c4413381425ff41aaac87bf7a879f1036a7ed24

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityHutchinson and Bloodgood LLP

Victim entityHutchinson and Bloodgood LLP

Incidentdiscovered Dec 21, 2016

Stated responseBegan an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov