HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

City Enterprises LLC

bd_15f85c7d7370c91d · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Dec 16, 2022

Filed

Dec 30, 2022

To disclose

14 days

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for City Enterprises LLC →

City Enterprises, LLC detected unauthorized network access resulting in potential exposure of personal information for customers of its subsidiaries (Dealers Auto Auction Group LLC, City Auto Sales LLC, City Auto Finance LLC, City Leasing LLC). The unauthorized access occurred between October 19 and November 9, 2021. City Enterprises discovered the incident on December 16, 2022, after a forensic investigation. The company contained the threat, engaged external cybersecurity professionals, and is offering one year of complimentary credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 423 days

discovery → filing · 14 days

Oct 19, 2021

Begins

Dec 16, 2022

Discovered

Dec 30, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

6 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

Maine State AGbd_227b734d92a9d7432022-12-30Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_9d4e419a9ebc242b2022-12-30Verified
Indiana State AGbd_b6be0b4f747c85cc2022-12-30Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_6483d98382a253df2023-01-05 · +6dVerified

Name: City Enterprises LLC
norm: city enterprises

Name: City Enterprises LLC
norm: city enterprises
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Dec 16, 2022
Breach occurred: Oct 19, 2021 – Nov 9, 2021
Undetected for: 423 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Contained the threat by disabling all unauthorized access to our network
Restored all encrypted data
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Offering a complimentary one-year membership of Experian IdentityWorks
Changes made: Updating passwords
Enhancing email access protocols
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 days(14 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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Maine State AGDec 30 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 30 · first

Indiana State AGDec 30 · first

Montana State AGDec 30 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Dec 30 (ME), last Jan 5 (NH) — 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-786.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 30, 2022
Raw hash: 04fc178811a8ec00f272ded3bca2382adf27ddb95a8366da69c16daeb3b4f6ec

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCity Enterprises LLC

Victim entityCity Enterprises LLC

Incidentdiscovered Dec 16, 2022

Stated responseContained the threat by disabling all unauthorized access to our network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov