MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailRansomwareData EncryptedPIIPCIIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsLowContained

Aero-Tech Light Bulb Co.

bd_06f08f6a929f9472 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jul 6, 2017

Filed

Sep 22, 2017

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Aero-Tech Light Bulb Co. →

Aero-Tech Light Bulb Co. notified customers that a server infection with ransomware on July 6, 2017, may have exposed personal information including names, addresses, and payment card details (including CVV). Forensic investigation confirmed potential access. The company engaged forensic investigators and is providing security training.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 78 days

Jul 6, 2017

Begins

Jul 6, 2017

Discovered

Sep 22, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

+4 wks slower

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_0c38ac898d527ba32017-09-22Verified

Name: Aero-Tech Light Bulb Co.
norm: aero tech light bulb

Name: Aero-Tech Light Bulb Co.
norm: aero tech light bulb
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jul 6, 2017
Breach occurred: Jul 6, 2017
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: PIIPCIIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Took steps to address the infection and restore the server
Engaged a leading forensic firm for thorough investigation
Providing data security training to company employees
Changes made: Strengthening the security of our network
Implementing new policies to reduce the possibility of sensitive information being accessed in similar attacks
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(78 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGSep 22 · first

Montana State AGSep 22 · 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/Aero-Tech-Light-Bulb-Co.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 22, 2017
Raw hash: ae9302ed8a93ab2b24f63fc2d00c8c7446fc978aa340ef098a768322947dfaef

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAero-Tech Light Bulb Co.

Victim entityAero-Tech Light Bulb Co.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 6, 2017

Stated responseTook steps to address the infection and restore the server

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov