HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentialsMediumContained

The Branch Group, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 14, 2025

Filed

Oct 21, 2025

To disclose

40 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for The Branch Group, Inc. →2 incidents on file

The Branch Group, Inc. notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a cybersecurity incident detected on January 14, 2025. An unauthorized third party acquired certain PII, including SSNs, driver's licenses, and payment card data. One NH resident was affected. The company engaged forensic investigators, reset passwords, implemented MFA, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 40 weeks / 280 days

Jan 14, 2025

Discovered

Oct 21, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+22 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

Maine State AGbd_0c5da6f639159c042025-10-15 · +6dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_c8e9cf2596e347a22025-10-15 · +6dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_2fdd7aceb486cfeb2025-10-14 · +7dCandidate

Name: The Branch Group, Inc.
norm: the branch

Name: The Branch Group, Inc.
norm: the branch
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 14, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 15, 2025
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentials
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General Consumer Protection Bureau
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation
Secured the network environment
Conducted an investigation with the assistance of forensic specialist
Confirmed the security of its network through global password resets
Implemented multifactor authentication
Wiped and rebuilt affected systems
Reviewed and revised policies
Extended an offer for free credit monitoring and identity theft protection through CyberScout
Changes made: Implemented multifactor authentication
Wiped and rebuilt affected systems
Reviewed and altering policies, procedures, and network security software
Bolstered network security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 40 weeks(280 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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Indiana State AGOct 14 · first

Maine State AG+1d

Nebraska State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+7d · this page

Pattern: first filing Oct 14 (IN), last Oct 21 (NH) — 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/branch-group-20251021.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 21, 2025
Raw hash: 137e84e3c0db9b720731f0b1dfe4ff611b4675b288ce7478ccb9c6cf5f5961fd

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Branch Group, Inc.

Victim entityThe Branch Group, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 14, 2025

Stated responseEngaged cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov