HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Carrell Blanton Ferris & Associates

bd_fe4a11d6f4bbf1d6 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 30, 2023

Filed

Jul 29, 2024

To disclose

39 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Carrell Blanton Ferris & Associates →

Carrell Blanton Ferris & Associates, PLC notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a cybersecurity incident affecting 3 NH residents. Unauthorized access occurred between Sept 5 and Nov 1, 2023. Personal information was potentially accessed. The firm secured its environment, engaged forensic investigators, and began notifying residents on July 24, 2024, offering credit monitoring.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d39 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 55 days

discovery → filing · 39 weeks / 273 days

Sep 5, 2023

Begins

Oct 30, 2023

Discovered

Jul 29, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+21 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by threeam about this victim predates this filing by 245 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitethreeambd_8400b8e51df287912023-11-27 · +245dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_3fc327802f4dea192024-07-24 · +5dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Carrell Blanton Ferris & Associates
norm: carrell blanton ferris associates
Domain: carrellblanton.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 30, 2023
Breach occurred: Sep 5, 2023 – Nov 1, 2023
Undetected for: 55 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 24, 2024
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Secured their environment
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Extensive forensic investigation and manual document review
Providing notice to the affected residents
Offering complimentary credit monitoring
Changes made: Offering complimentary credit monitoring
Advising affected residents to review financial account statements
Advising affected residents about placing a fraud alert and/or security freeze
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 39 weeks(273 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGJul 24 · first

New Hampshire State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 24 (MA), last Jul 29 (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/carrell-blanton-ferris-20240729.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 29, 2024
Raw hash: 7b788a0df2ee53e92c304983c97f9e70069b933302eae01d8a90eb2387eedcae

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityCarrell Blanton Ferris & Associates

Incidentdiscovered Oct 30, 2023

Stated responseSecured their environment

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov