MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Van Wagner

bd_fd81f7ae0e07d08e · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 27, 2024

Filed

Nov 6, 2024

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected · nationwide

5,35410 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Van Wagner →

Van Wagner Group, LLC notified the NH AG of a malware incident occurring between Aug 3-9, 2024, discovered Aug 27, 2024. ~5,354 individuals affected (10 NH residents). PII involved. Notifications sent Oct 31, 2024 with credit monitoring. Remediation included password changes and firewall strengthening.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 24 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 71 days

Aug 3, 2024

Begins

Aug 27, 2024

Discovered

Nov 6, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

8 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

California State AGbd_2e89adebda5198ad2024-11-01 · +5dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_7ad353c1e85543662024-11-01 · +5dVerified
Maine State AGbd_0bcfccd77c19be762024-10-31 · +6dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_faa47ef1fcdc46f92024-10-31 · +6dVerified

Name: Jackson Lewis
norm: jackson lewis
Domain: jacksonlewis.com

Name: Van Wagner
norm: van wagner
Domain: vanwagner.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 27, 2024
Breach occurred: Aug 3, 2024 – Sep 4, 2024
Undetected for: 24 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 31, 2024
Affected individuals: 5,354state + nationwide
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: external_remote_services

During the incident: Engaged third-party forensics experts to examine the Company’s systems
Notified potentially affected individuals on October 31, 2024
Arranged for notification
Confirming address data
Engaging a call center
Extending ID theft and credit monitoring services
Changes made: Changed system passwords
Strengthened system authentication and firewall security
Added new tools that can help detect and stop future attacks
Improved system monitoring
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(71 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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Maine State AGOct 31 · first

Indiana State AGOct 31 · first

California State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Oct 31 (ME), last Nov 6 (NH) — a 6-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/van-wagner-20241106.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 6, 2024
Raw hash: 4ae7f0a29a396d2303de23800c41b4f23d1d1f4a431c792e5bb15bf8d747ff51

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityJackson Lewis

Victim entityVan Wagner

Incidentdiscovered Aug 27, 2024

Stated responseEngaged third-party forensics experts to examine the Company’s systems

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov