HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsTargetedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Brown Paindiris & Scott, LLP

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 18, 2024

Filed

Apr 15, 2024

To disclose

28 days

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Brown Paindiris & Scott, LLP →3 incidents on file

Brown Paindiris & Scott, LLP notified the NH AG that an unauthorized actor accessed one employee email account between Nov 7-9, 2023. Discovered Mar 18, 2024. Affected 2 NH residents with limited personal info. Remediation includes forensic investigation and credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 132 days

discovery → filing · 28 days

Nov 7, 2023

Begins

Mar 18, 2024

Discovered

Apr 15, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_60aa381ab8e20f6a2024-04-11 · +4dCandidate
Vermont State AGbd_f3af12ad8d434b1c2024-04-11 · +4dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Brown Paindiris & Scott, LLP
norm: brown paindiris scott
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 18, 2024
Breach occurred: Nov 7, 2023 – Nov 9, 2023
Undetected for: 132 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 11, 2024
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Began efforts to remediate the issue
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Conducted an extensive forensic investigation and manual document review
Providing affected residents with notification of this incident
Providing affected residents with complimentary credit monitoring services
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of the personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 days(28 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Maine State AGApr 11 · first

Vermont State AGApr 11 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d · 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/brown-paindiris-scott-20240415.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 15, 2024
Raw hash: f46283410d5cc69e1387aae4e0de928fe2d7fa5c2966f915e7f8252edcb65e46

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityBrown Paindiris & Scott, LLP

Incidentdiscovered Mar 18, 2024

Stated responseBegan efforts to remediate the issue

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov