HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesDelayed DiscoveryPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Dell & Dean PLLC

bd_fc9941ff62e7563d · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 29, 2022

Filed

Jul 22, 2024

To disclose

22 months

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Dell & Dean PLLC →

Dell & Dean, PLLC notified the NH AG of a data security incident occurring Sept 28-29, 2022, discovered Sept 29, 2022. 3 NH residents affected. PII accessed. Notification sent July 17, 2024. Forensic investigation retained. Credit monitoring offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 22 months / 662 days

Sep 28, 2022

Begins

Sep 29, 2022

Discovered

Jul 22, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+76 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_56ecf07a95e3f1ef2024-07-17 · +5dCandidate
Maine State AGbd_a5be01fd1c2ba1842024-07-17 · +5dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_a85f719b153bba1b2024-07-17 · +5dVerified

Name: Dell & Dean PLLC
norm: dell dean

Name: Dell & Dean PLLC
norm: dell dean
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 29, 2022
Breach occurred: Sep 28, 2022 – Sep 29, 2022
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 17, 2024
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General Consumer Protection Bureau

During the incident: Undertook efforts to restore its servers
Retained a forensic investigation firm
Established a toll-free call center
Offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services
Changes made: Continuing to work closely with leading security experts to identify and implement measures to further strengthen the security of their systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 months(662 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Vermont State AGJul 17 · first

Maine State AGJul 17 · first

Indiana State AGJul 17 · first

New Hampshire State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 17 (VT), last Jul 22 (NH) — a 5-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/dell-dean-20240722.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 22, 2024
Raw hash: 3af6342a82879896e96664f1b80ad9251217c91abb5e23d8fb829ad758276114

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDell & Dean PLLC

Victim entityDell & Dean PLLC

Incidentdiscovered Sep 29, 2022

Stated responseUndertook efforts to restore its servers

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov