PMA Consultants was the subject of a data breach notification filed with the NH Attorney General. The AG filing was recorded on January 30, 2025.
Data Exposed
PMA Consultants was the subject of a data breach notification filed with the NH Attorney General. The AG filing was recorded on January 30, 2025.
PMA Consultants is a prominent, specialized professional services firm operating primarily within the construction management, program management, and project controls sectors. Serving large public agencies, infrastructure developers, and major commercial enterprises, the firm coordinates complex, multi-million-dollar capital projects. In the course of executing these high-stakes operations, PMA Consultants routinely collects, processes, and stores an extensive volume of highly sensitive data. This includes comprehensive personnel records, confidential contractor agreements, detailed financial accounts, and proprietary engineering designs, positioning the organization as a vital custodian of sensitive corporate and personal information. In 2025, PMA Consultants formally reported a significant cybersecurity incident to the New Hampshire Attorney General's office. While the precise mechanics of the breach are still under forensic evaluation, incidents impacting professional services firms and project management contractors typically involve sophisticated cyberattacks such as ransomware deployments, unauthorized intrusions into internal databases, or compromises of third-party vendor platforms. Because these companies manage sprawling digital ecosystems across multiple job sites and corporate offices, threat actors frequently target vulnerabilities in their network perimeters to exfiltrate vast repositories of confidential documents. Preliminary indications suggest that the breach compromised a wide array of sensitive data categories, each carrying severe implications for the affected individuals. Exposed information likely includes full legal names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, home addresses, banking details for direct deposit, and wage or compensation information typically found in payroll and human resources files. The exposure of Social Security numbers and financial account details creates an immediate, long-term risk of identity theft, fraudulent credit applications, and unauthorized bank withdrawals. Furthermore, compromised tax information can be weaponized by bad actors to file fraudulent tax returns, leaving victims to navigate complex recovery processes with federal and state agencies. PMA Consultants, like all organizations handling sensitive personal and financial data, was bound by state data protection laws and common-law negligence standards to maintain robust cybersecurity safeguards. Under these legal frameworks, companies are required to implement adequate technical controls—such as multi-factor authentication, network segmentation, and regular vulnerability assessments—to prevent unauthorized access to personally identifiable information. The occurrence of a successful data breach of this magnitude strongly suggests a potential failure in these security obligations, raising serious questions regarding whether the firm deployed industry-standard measures to protect the confidential data entrusted to its care. For current and former employees, contractors, and clients who have received a data breach notification letter from PMA Consultants, this correspondence serves as formal legal acknowledgment that your personal information was compromised due to corporate negligence. Legally, receiving this notice establishes the concrete injury and standing necessary to participate in a class action lawsuit aimed at holding the company accountable. Notably, victims are not required to show actual financial loss or identity theft to pursue a claim; simply having one's private data exposed to unauthorized parties is sufficient. Our law firm handles these complex data breach cases on a contingency fee basis, meaning you pay absolutely nothing out of pocket, and we only collect a fee if we successfully recover compensation on your behalf.
Based on the data types reported, affected individuals face:
Your SSN is the master key to your identity. Once exposed, criminals can open new lines of credit, take out loans, or file taxes in your name.
Combined with a name and other leaked data, date of birth helps criminals pass identity verification questions at banks and government agencies.
What the New Hampshire data breach notification law and federal statutes entitle you to recover:
The hours spent responding to a data breach — canceling accounts, contacting credit bureaus, updating passwords, and investigating fraud — represent compensable economic harm in data breach litigation.
Once your SSN is exposed, protection becomes an ongoing expense. Plaintiffs in data breach settlements have recovered costs for credit freezes, identity protection subscriptions, and time spent dealing with fraudulent accounts — sometimes covering multiple years of exposure.
Fees charged to close and reopen accounts, issue replacement cards, or dispute fraudulent transactions are recoverable in data breach litigation. So are the costs of overdrafts, late payments, and credit damage caused by unauthorized activity.
Data breach victims regularly report anxiety, loss of sleep, and ongoing fear of identity theft. These non-economic harms are cognizable injuries in data breach litigation, particularly in cases involving SSN or medical record exposure.
Note: an attorney general breach filing does not by itself establish a settlement fund, a payment amount, or a claim deadline. If an official settlement notice is later issued, rely on that notice for payment details and deadlines.
No. Under New Hampshire data breach notification law and federal law, the unauthorized exposure of your personal data — regardless of whether it has been actively misused — can be sufficient grounds for a claim. The breach itself is the injury.
Nothing. The Law Office of David S. Harris handles data breach cases on contingency — you pay zero upfront and owe nothing unless compensation is recovered.
Immediately place a free credit freeze at all three bureaus (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion). A freeze blocks new accounts from being opened in your name. Then file a complaint with the FTC at IdentityTheft.gov and contact our office — SSN exposure is one of the most serious breach types.
Banks may reverse fraudulent charges, but they are not obligated to compensate you for time lost, stress, or indirect damages. A class action claim against the breached company can recover those additional categories of harm.
Statutes of limitations for data breach claims vary by state but typically run 2–4 years. Depending on when you learned of the breach, you may still have time. Contact our office for a free eligibility review — there is no cost to find out.
Accepting free credit monitoring from PMA Consultants does not waive your right to pursue legal action unless you signed a specific release waiving claims. In most cases, victims who accepted monitoring can still file.
Not necessarily. Many data breach victims are never notified directly. If your personal information was held by PMA Consultants during the relevant period, you may still qualify even without receiving a letter. A free eligibility review can confirm your status.
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