HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 25, 2024

Filed

Apr 24, 2024

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

2scope not determined

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. →2 incidents on file

Asbury Automotive Group reported a breach occurring on 12/25/2023, discovered on 03/25/2024, affecting 2 Maine residents. The incident involved an external system breach (hacking) resulting in the acquisition of names and driver's license numbers. Asbury provided written notification and one year of credit monitoring services.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >90d4 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 · 91 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Dec 25, 2023

Begins

Mar 25, 2024

Discovered

Apr 24, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by cactus about this victim predates this filing by 102 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitecactusbd_61315dea1c4d6b6d2024-01-12 · +102dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_1f650bcc4c18cb842024-04-24Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_2f4692a880bce6542024-04-24Verified
Vermont State AGbd_4ddce7a31b86d2c52024-04-24Verified
Indiana State AGbd_92252072357742dd2024-04-24Verified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_ea73e323df49c9f52024-04-24Verified

Name: Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
norm: asbury automotive
Domain: asburyauto.com

Name: Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
norm: asbury automotive
Domain: asburyauto.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Mar 25, 2024
Breach occurred: Dec 25, 2023
Undetected for: 91 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 24, 2024
Affected individuals: 2scope not determined
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with the Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected Maine residents
Offered one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Identity Defense
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >90dME AG ≤30d · 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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Mar 25, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Apr 24, 2024
30d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 25, 2024 → Filed with AG: Apr 24, 2024	30d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Montana State AGApr 24 · first

New Hampshire State AGApr 24 · first

Vermont State AGApr 24 · first

Indiana State AGApr 24 · first

Massachusetts State AGApr 24 · first

Maine State AGApr 24 · 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/0dae7fdc-1086-4708-9e8c-a07294ed1ada.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 24, 2024
Raw hash: 7d9b5f89d084ad00c1694ee58b719cf93517177eb07e0d473d931913357103d2

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAsbury Automotive Group, Inc.

Victim entityAsbury Automotive Group, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 25, 2024

Stated responseSent written notification to affected Maine residents

ComplianceLeak >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov