HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

FLORIDA CRYSTALS CORPORATION

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 8, 2019

Filed

Mar 15, 2019

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for FLORIDA CRYSTALS CORPORATION →

Florida Crystals Corporation notified the NH AG that an unauthorized individual accessed employee email accounts on Sept 21, 2018. Forensic review on Feb 8, 2019 revealed personal info (name, SSN, driver's license, financial data) of 1 NH resident was in those accounts. No evidence of misuse. Credit monitoring offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 140 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 35 days

Sep 21, 2018

Begins

Feb 8, 2019

Discovered

Mar 15, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_1bb553249920f91c2019-03-18 · +3dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: FLORIDA CRYSTALS CORPORATION
norm: florida crystals
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Feb 8, 2019
Breach occurred: Sep 21, 2018
Undetected for: 140 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 8, 2019
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Worked very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Conducted an extensive forensic investigation and manual email review
Providing the affected resident with written notice of this incident
Offering a complimentary two-year membership in myTrueldentity provided by TransUnion Interactive
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its practices to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(35 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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New Hampshire State AGMar 15 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+3d

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/florida-crystals-20190315.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 15, 2019
Raw hash: 9402498f89af57dec8e08748c78a9a762ea5ad6f2d571ac53417083be2e82d49

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityFLORIDA CRYSTALS CORPORATION

Incidentdiscovered Feb 8, 2019

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov