MalwareTechnologyProfessional ServicesInformationRansomwareData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumActive

DXP Enterprises Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 22, 2020

Filed

Oct 9, 2020

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

13state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for DXP Enterprises Inc. →

DXP Enterprises, Inc. notified Montana residents of a ransomware attack discovered on August 22, 2020. Unauthorized actors accessed employee names and Social Security numbers. DXP engaged forensic investigators, notified the FBI, and offered two years of LifeLock identity protection to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 48 days

Aug 22, 2020

Discovered

Oct 9, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_10ae2e68aba275d52020-10-09Verified
Indiana State AGbd_71d04e484e5effba2020-10-09Verified
Maine State AGbd_73f132977d5299522020-10-09Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_9355afdab9fb96e32020-10-13 · +4dVerified

Name: DXP Enterprises Inc.
norm: dxp enterprises

Name: DXP Enterprises Inc.
norm: dxp enterprises
Industry: TechnologyllmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 22, 2020
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 9, 2020
Affected individuals: 13state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reported the incident to, and is working with, the appropriate law enforcement authorities, including the FBI
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Retained a leading cybersecurity forensics firm to help conduct a thorough investigation
Reported the incident to, and is working with, the appropriate law enforcement authorities, including the FBI
Offering a complimentary two-year membership of LifeLock DefenderTM Preferred identity theft protection
Changes made: Reviewing the security protocols designed to protect our network, email environment, systems, and personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(48 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Massachusetts State AGOct 9 · first

Indiana State AGOct 9 · first

Maine State AGOct 9 · first

Montana State AGOct 9 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+4d

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/DXP-samp.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 9, 2020
Raw hash: 67ed7a58b54bbadfc073273538a474f2962927449aa786958dcf0f50fb142050

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDXP Enterprises Inc.

Victim entityDXP Enterprises Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 22, 2020

Stated responseRetained a leading cybersecurity forensics firm to help conduct a thorough investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov