HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Advance America, Cash Advance Centers of New Hampshire, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 7, 2023

Filed

Aug 21, 2023

To disclose

28 weeks

Affected

8,577state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Advance America, Cash Advance Centers of New Hampshire, Inc. →

Advance America, Cash Advance Centers of New Hampshire, Inc. notified the NH Attorney General of a data security incident occurring on or around February 7, 2023. An unauthorized actor accessed personal information of 8,577 NH residents, including names, SSNs, and driver's license numbers. The company engaged cybersecurity experts, notified law enforcement, and sent notification letters on August 15, 2023, offering one year of Kroll identity monitoring services.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 28 weeks / 195 days

Feb 7, 2023

Begins

Feb 7, 2023

Discovered

Aug 21, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+19 wks slower

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_9a9395202256221c2023-09-07 · +17dCandidate

Name: Advance America, Cash Advance Centers of New Hampshire, Inc.
norm: advance america cash advance centers of new hampshire

Name: Advance America, Cash Advance Centers of New Hampshire, Inc.
norm: advance america cash advance centers of new hampshire
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 7, 2023
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 15, 2023
Affected individuals: 8,577state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation
Engaged leading cybersecurity experts
Notified law enforcement
Contained, and eliminating the unauthorized actor’s access to its systems
Implemented additional security measures to further fortify its network’s security measures and protocols
Established a dedicated call center service
Offering complimentary access to of identity theft protection services through Kroll Essential Monitoring Services
Changes made: Expanding the use of multi-factor authentication
More frequent and rigorous training of employees on avoiding phishing attempts
Additional filtering of malicious links and impersonation protection policies
Enhancing network monitoring
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 weeks(195 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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New Hampshire State AGAug 21 · first · this page

Maine State AG+17d

Pattern: first filing Aug 21 (NH), last Sep 7 (ME) — a 17-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/advance-america-cash-advance-centers-new-hampshire-20230821.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 21, 2023
Raw hash: dc62fe5934bd65e5d48f74f3eb898c6aaf311fbce7fae78feb33386c4735f242

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAdvance America, Cash Advance Centers of New Hampshire, Inc.

Victim entityAdvance America, Cash Advance Centers of New Hampshire, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 7, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov