HackingTechnologyInformationStolen CredentialsTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Science Systems and Applications

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 3, 2024

Filed

Feb 9, 2024

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Science Systems and Applications →2 incidents on file

Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI) notified consumers of a cybersecurity incident where unauthorized access occurred between Jan 1-3, 2024. The incident exposed W-2 information including names, dates of birth, and Social Security Numbers. SSAI engaged third-party specialists, investigated the scope, and is offering complimentary credit monitoring via Experian. No fraudulent misuse has been identified.

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Vermont clock⏱ VT AG >14 bday5 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 · 2 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 37 days

Jan 1, 2024

Begins

Jan 3, 2024

Discovered

Feb 9, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_09d1c2d6115d326a2024-02-09Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_943ab124d57afa632024-02-09Verified
Maine State AGbd_aa27810c034033af2024-02-09Candidate

Name: Science Systems and Applications
norm: science systems and applications

Name: Science Systems and Applications
norm: science systems and applications
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jan 3, 2024
Breach occurred: Jan 1, 2024 – Jan 3, 2024
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 9, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the event
Completed a comprehensive review of the potentially impacted information
Offering you access to [Extra2] months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian
Changes made: Working to review our existing policies and procedures
Implement additional administrative and technical safeguards to further secure the information on our systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(37 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >14 bday
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 · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGFeb 9 · first

New Hampshire State AGFeb 9 · first

Maine State AGFeb 9 · first

Vermont State AGFeb 9 · 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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-02-09-science-systems-and-applications-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 9, 2024
Raw hash: 5c206650786ebd520f3cb15931ec82f79c9199056d439ec7ddd5fdf1d1695b9f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityScience Systems and Applications

Victim entityScience Systems and Applications

Incidentdiscovered Jan 3, 2024

Stated responseLaunched an investigation into the nature and scope of the event

ComplianceVT AG >14 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov