HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Institute of Food Technologists

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 26, 2023

Filed

Mar 5, 2024

To disclose

45 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Institute of Food Technologists →

Institute of Food Technologists notified NH AG of unauthorized network access occurring April 25-26, 2023, discovered April 26, 2023. Limited personal info (names) potentially exfiltrated. One NH resident affected. Notification sent Feb 28, 2024. Credit monitoring offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 45 weeks / 314 days

Apr 25, 2023

Begins

Apr 26, 2023

Discovered

Mar 5, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+26 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

Indiana State AGbd_81cff509e5b0b82c2024-02-28 · +6dVerified
California State AGbd_93b00bf552903b782024-02-28 · +6dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_e224cfe3b5e5cab72024-02-28 · +6dVerified

Name: Institute of Food Technologists
norm: institute of food technologists
Domain: keystoneift.org

Name: Institute of Food Technologists
norm: institute of food technologists
Domain: keystoneift.org
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 26, 2023
Breach occurred: Apr 25, 2023 – Apr 26, 2023
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 28, 2024
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Secured its network
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation in consultation with external cybersecurity professionals
Conducted an extensive forensic investigation and manual document review
Providing notification of this incident to affected residents
Offering a complimentary 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: 45 weeks(314 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 AGFeb 28 · first

California State AGFeb 28 · first

Massachusetts State AGFeb 28 · first

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Feb 28 (IN), last Mar 5 (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/institute-food-technologists-20240305.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 5, 2024
Raw hash: 6f0e9319c16913a5b81099d1ccd71815befe7882b4a55210a1695c6237954a62

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityInstitute of Food Technologists

Victim entityInstitute of Food Technologists

Incidentdiscovered Apr 26, 2023

Stated responseSecured its network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov