HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

BankCard USA Merchant Services, Inc

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 1, 2023

Filed

Aug 16, 2023

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for BankCard USA Merchant Services, Inc →2 incidents on file

BankCard USA Merchant Services Inc. discovered unauthorized access to its computer systems on June 1, 2023. The incident involved files accessed between May 31 and June 1, 2023. Affected data included names and Social Security Numbers. The company engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 76 days

May 31, 2023

Begins

Jun 1, 2023

Discovered

Aug 16, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_1cd6a51fc2349ed92023-08-16Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_49e5fdcef807cc1c2023-08-16Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_4f2c40775af300e82023-08-16Verified
Montana State AGbd_5498a0e6f7f9db4e2023-08-16Candidate

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Vermont State AGbd_8246dfd6459bcc1f2023-08-16Verified
Maine State AGbd_b5cf7e9b23c6174e2023-08-16Verified

Name: BankCard USA Merchant Services, Inc
norm: bankcard usa merchant

Name: BankCard USA Merchant Services, Inc
norm: bankcard usa merchant
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 1, 2023
Breach occurred: May 31, 2023 – Jun 1, 2023
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported this incident to law enforcement

During the incident: Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Reported this incident to law enforcement
Implemented additional layers of security in identification and verification processes
Taking steps to implement additional safeguards and review policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Offering complimentary access to 24 months of credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services through Equifax
Changes made: Implemented additional layers of security in identification and verification processes
Taking steps to implement additional safeguards and review policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(76 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Indiana State AGAug 16 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 16 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 16 · first

Montana State AGAug 16 · first

Vermont State AGAug 16 · first

Maine State AGAug 16 · first

California State AGAug 16 · first · this page

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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-571961
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 16, 2023
Raw hash: 71072354ff5c88843a9cb98b9d243344aad922b35a54a8820956c3248d1d368b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBankCard USA Merchant Services, Inc

Victim entityBankCard USA Merchant Services, Inc

Incidentdiscovered Jun 1, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov