HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTargetedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

National Fire Protection Association

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 29, 2021

Filed

Mar 21, 2022

To disclose

25 weeks

Affected

36state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for National Fire Protection Association →

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) notified the NH Attorney General of a data event affecting 36 NH residents. Unauthorized access occurred Sept 27-28, 2021. Data potentially exposed: names, SSNs, financial/payment card info. NFPA engaged forensic specialists, implemented safeguards, and offered 2 years of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 25 weeks / 173 days

Sep 27, 2021

Begins

Sep 29, 2021

Discovered

Mar 21, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+6 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_351f4497f787ba7e2022-03-18 · +3dVerified
Maine State AGbd_ca60021c7ca88ad72022-03-18 · +3dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_dbb21edd84b52fd02022-03-18 · +3dVerified
Montana State AGbd_e21eec35ae810bb22022-03-18 · +3dVerified by operator

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: National Fire Protection Association
norm: national fire protection
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 29, 2021
Breach occurred: Sep 27, 2021 – Sep 28, 2021
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 18, 2022
Affected individuals: 36state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General

During the incident: Initiated an investigation with third-party forensic specialists
Undertook a comprehensive review of the at-risk data
Moved quickly to investigate, respond to the incident, assess the security of its systems, and notify potentially affected individuals
Implemented additional safeguards, including hardware, software and process changes
Providing individuals whose personal information was potentially affected by this incident access to credit monitoring services for two (2) years through Experian at no cost to the individuals
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Implemented additional safeguards, including hardware, software and process changes
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 weeks(173 days from discovery to filing)
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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Indiana State AGMar 18 · first

Maine State AGMar 18 · first

Massachusetts State AGMar 18 · first

Montana State AGMar 18 · first

New Hampshire State AG+3d · this page

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/national-fire-protection-20220321.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 21, 2022
Raw hash: 394f42cf512079e0d4f2fd0754c926d7d0e88702bfb308b117eda028c18fbbb6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityNational Fire Protection Association

Incidentdiscovered Sep 29, 2021

Stated responseInitiated an investigation with third-party forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov