HackingTechnologyInformationData ExfiltratedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Ford Audio-Video Systems, LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 15, 2026

Filed

Oct 1, 2026

To disclose

—

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for Ford Audio-Video Systems, LLC →2 incidents on file

Ford Audio-Video Systems, LLC notified affected individuals that an unauthorized actor gained access to certain systems between January 30, 2026, and February 15, 2026, copying files containing names and other personal information of current/former employees and family members. The company became aware of suspicious activity on February 15, 2026. The incident has been contained, and the company is offering 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 16 days

Jan 30, 2026

Begins

Feb 15, 2026

Discovered

Oct 1, 2026

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1 affectedView incident

Name: Ford Audio-Video Systems, LLC
norm: ford audio video

Name: Ford Audio-Video Systems, LLC
norm: ford audio video
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Feb 15, 2026
Breach occurred: Jan 30, 2026 – Feb 15, 2026
Undetected for: 16 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 23, 2026
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: External
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementWill notify appropriate state and federal regulators, as required

During the incident: Initiated containment efforts
Worked with third-party specialists to securely restore systems
Launched investigation to determine what happened
Reviewed potentially affected files to determine what information may be involved
Notified federal law enforcement
Offering credit monitoring for 24 months through Experian at no cost
Changes made: Reviewing protocols, policies, and procedures related to cybersecurity to limit the likelihood of a similar event occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://www.mass.gov/doc/2026-1841-ford-audio-video-systems-llc/download
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 1, 2026
Raw hash: 1b62ff445a06edfa742c0957701adcaf555461a68f8ee7e993a838491a2c173d

Reporting entityFord Audio-Video Systems, LLC

Victim entityFord Audio-Video Systems, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 15, 2026

Stated responseInitiated containment efforts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.mass.gov