MalwareManufacturingManufacturingRansomwareCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedData EncryptedTargetedAuthenticationFinancial accountIdentity (basic)Government IDPHIHealth (basic)MediumContained

ASSOCIATED MATERIALS, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 12, 2023

Filed

Aug 9, 2023

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

660state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for ASSOCIATED MATERIALS, LLC →

Associated Materials, LLC reported a ransomware cyberattack affecting Washington residents. Unauthorized access occurred between April 25 and May 12, 2023, resulting in system encryption and potential data exfiltration. The incident was discovered on May 12, 2023. Personal information including names, addresses, and government IDs was potentially compromised. 660 Washington residents were affected. The company engaged forensic investigators and law enforcement, and provided two years of credit monitoring.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d13 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 17 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 89 days

Apr 25, 2023

Begins

May 12, 2023

Discovered

Aug 9, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_7925996821c770362023-08-09Verified
Montana State AGbd_fd2e4279329974c52023-08-09Verified

Name: ASSOCIATED MATERIALS, LLC
norm: associated materials

Name: ASSOCIATED MATERIALS, LLC
norm: associated materials
Industry: Manufacturingllm

Discovered: May 12, 2023
Breach occurred: Apr 25, 2023 – May 12, 2023
Undetected for: 17 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 660state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberFinancial account numberDate of birthPassport numberHealth insurance IDMedical informationUsername + password
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement

During the incident: Engaged external counsel
Engaged a leading third-party cybersecurity forensics firm to investigate
Notified law enforcement
Changed the passwords on the affected systems
Implemented other access controls
Changes made: Implemented additional measures designed to increase the security of our network
Changed the passwords on the affected systems
Implemented other access controls
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(89 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >30d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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New Hampshire State AGAug 9 · first

Montana State AGAug 9 · first

Washington State AGAug 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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA26152.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 9, 2023
Raw hash: 5fb7afc01acbb351715ed9068be8104e6a8480d6a742be6e8dfef7a3d070e2ba

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityASSOCIATED MATERIALS, LLC

Victim entityASSOCIATED MATERIALS, LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 12, 2023

Stated responseEngaged external counsel

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com