MalwareTransportation & LogisticsTransportationRansomwareData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

SunBelt Xpress Logistics

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 26, 2021

Filed

Oct 11, 2021

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

5state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for SunBelt Xpress Logistics →

SunBelt Xpress Logistics, Inc. disclosed a ransomware attack where unknown threat actors accessed servers starting August 19, 2021, encrypting files and potentially exfiltrating personal information of former employees and contractors. Data included names, SSNs, and driver's license numbers. SunBelt engaged forensic vendors, notified the FBI, and offered two years of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 7 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 46 days

Aug 19, 2021

Begins

Aug 26, 2021

Discovered

Oct 11, 2021

Filed

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_f1e8d0d06a19f3742021-10-11Verified
Maine State AGbd_be058591e75ae9f52021-10-14 · +3dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_c6228efa96bac1f12021-10-17 · +6dVerified

Name: SunBelt Xpress Logistics
norm: sunbelt xpress logistics

Name: SunBelt Xpress Logistics
norm: sunbelt xpress logistics
Industry: Transportation & Logisticsllm

Discovered: Aug 26, 2021
Breach occurred: Aug 19, 2021
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 11, 2021
Affected individuals: 5state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported this incident to the FBI

During the incident: Retained an outside cybersecurity vendor to assist with that process
Reported this incident to the FBI and will collaborate with the FBI in its investigation of this incident
Changes made: Adding additional IT staff with prior cybersecurity experience
Conducting employee security awareness training in cybersecurity best practices
Performing an analysis of, and updates to, our computer and networking equipment software patches
Offering a free, two-year membership to Experian’s IdentityWorks
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(46 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGOct 11 · first

Montana State AGOct 11 · first · this page

Maine State AG+3d

Massachusetts State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Oct 11 (IN), last Oct 17 (MA) — a 6-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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/OCP/Consumer-Notification-Letter-9.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 11, 2021
Raw hash: 56f82a0f475968e851306e6b07d815a01b39ec36335161b419a06e6d06e57fcc

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySunBelt Xpress Logistics

Victim entitySunBelt Xpress Logistics

Incidentdiscovered Aug 26, 2021

Stated responseRetained an outside cybersecurity vendor to assist with that process

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov