HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

ITO EN (North America) INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 2, 2024

Filed

Jan 31, 2025

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

6state residents only

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for ITO EN (North America) INC. →

ITO EN (North America) INC. detected unauthorized access and attempted data exfiltration on December 2, 2024. The incident potentially exposed names, mailing addresses, Social Security numbers, and bank account information of 6 Maryland residents. The company secured its network, engaged forensic investigators, and offered 12 months of identity protection services.

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Maryland clock⏱ MD AG >30d9 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 60 days

Dec 2, 2024

Begins

Dec 2, 2024

Discovered

Jan 31, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed6 affectedView incident

Name: ITO EN (North America) INC.
norm: ito en north america

Name: ITO EN (North America) INC.
norm: ito en north america
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Dec 2, 2024
Breach occurred: Dec 2, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 31, 2025
Affected individuals: 6state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Maryland Attorney General

During the incident: Moved quickly to secure its network
Launched an investigation
Engaged independent IT security and forensic investigators
Notified the major credit reporting agencies, TransUnion, Equifax, and Experian
Offered all individuals whose information was involved twelve (12) months of complimentary services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented additional security features in an effort to prevent a similar incident from occurring in the future
Implementing additional safeguards and enhanced security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(60 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: MD AG >30d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

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://oag.maryland.gov/resources-info/SBN%20Documents/2025/ITU-376279.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 31, 2025
Raw hash: bfac73046e4f6b920d6d5e50f948dbf21e7c4d660149f3bab00d9f0938806bd6

Reporting entityITO EN (North America) INC.

Victim entityITO EN (North America) INC.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 2, 2024

Stated responseMoved quickly to secure its network

ComplianceMD AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.maryland.gov