HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Great Performances/Artists as Waitresses, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 23, 2021

Filed

Aug 4, 2021

To disclose

12 days

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Great Performances/Artists as Waitresses, Inc. →

Great Performances/Artists as Waitresses, Inc. notified the NH AG that an unauthorized individual accessed two employee email accounts between Oct 10, 2020 and Mar 15, 2021. The breach affected 4 NH residents, exposing names and SSNs. Discovered July 23, 2021. Notifications sent Aug 5, 2021, including 1-year credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 286 days

discovery → filing · 12 days

Oct 10, 2020

Begins

Jul 23, 2021

Discovered

Aug 4, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

17 wks faster

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

Indiana State AGbd_598a662de5cd9be32021-08-05 · +1dVerified
Montana State AGbd_5ac5319f74f8c23d2021-08-05 · +1dCandidate
Maine State AGbd_4d83d6d1748287e82021-08-06 · +2dVerified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_cbaab4502c1a861c2021-08-11 · +7dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Great Performances/Artists as Waitresses, Inc.
norm: great performances artists as waitresses
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 23, 2021
Breach occurred: Oct 10, 2020 – Mar 15, 2021
Undetected for: 286 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 5, 2021
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Secured the accounts
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Engaged outside cybersecurity professionals
Offered the affected residents complimentary one-year membership with a credit monitoring service
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its practices to enhance the security and privacy of the personal information it maintains
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 days(12 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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New Hampshire State AGAug 4 · first · this page

Indiana State AG+1d

Montana State AG+1d

Maine State AG+2d

Massachusetts State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Aug 4 (NH), last Aug 11 (MA) — 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/ferolie-dba-ca-ferolie-20210804.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 4, 2021
Raw hash: 9659adabf02730e821b87aad7f6e131ed590a31e1e2753b7ab87afccc7995604

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityGreat Performances/Artists as Waitresses, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 23, 2021

Stated responseSecured the accounts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov