HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumActive

ChurchShield

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Jan 3, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

14state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for ChurchShield →2 incidents on file

ChurchShield disclosed unauthorized access to its network between August 26, 2023, and September 14, 2023. The investigation, concluded December 1, 2024, found that personal information, including names, Social Security numbers, and financial account data, was potentially removed from the network. Approximately 14 New Hampshire residents were affected. ChurchShield is offering credit monitoring and has notified the NH Attorney General.

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Incident timeline

Aug 26, 2023

Begins

Jan 3, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Maryland State AGbd_cf4ad2b8c9e98dda2025-01-03Verified
Maine State AGbd_93ad24215f0327182024-12-29 · +5dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_1d245061090390282024-12-27 · +7dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_cb6b5cd1268d8eb72024-12-27 · +7dVerified

Name: ChurchShield
norm: churchshield

Name: ChurchShield
norm: churchshield
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Aug 26, 2023 – Sep 14, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 27, 2024
Affected individuals: 14state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General

During the incident: Launched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals
Providing the affected residents with written notification of this incident
Offering the affected residents complimentary memberships with a credit monitoring service
Advising the affected residents about the process for placing fraud alerts and/or security freezes on their credit files
Providing the affected residents with the contact information for the consumer reporting agencies and the Federal Trade Commission
Set up a dedicated and confidential toll-free response line
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Vermont State AGDec 27 · first

Indiana State AGDec 27 · first

Maine State AG+2d

Maryland State AG+7d

New Hampshire State AG+7d · this page

Pattern: first filing Dec 27 (VT), last Jan 3 (NH) — a 7-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/churchshield-20250103.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 3, 2025
Raw hash: 85f4f84a6da357259614cacc9b73f0d1f402ef4400eb4c5829bcf91936056cdd

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityChurchShield

Victim entityChurchShield

IncidentUnknown

Stated responseLaunched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov