MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailRansomwareData EncryptedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumActive

American Pool Enterprises Inc.

bd_18a6c751c321e092 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 1, 2021

Filed

Sep 30, 2021

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

35state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

American Pool Enterprises Inc. notified the NH AG of a ransomware incident discovered on Aug 1, 2021. Unauthorized access occurred July 31-Aug 1, 2021. 35 NH residents affected; data included names, addresses, and SSNs. Investigation ongoing with forensic specialists. Credit monitoring offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 60 days

Jul 31, 2021

Begins

Aug 1, 2021

Discovered

Sep 30, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_06c046418c2847842021-09-27 · +3dCandidate
Delaware State AGbd_5ecc0aa1a6886d242021-09-27 · +3dVerified

Name: American Pool Enterprises Inc.
norm: american pool enterprises
Domain: poolmanufacturers.com

Name: American Pool Enterprises Inc.
norm: american pool enterprises
Domain: poolmanufacturers.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Aug 1, 2021
Breach occurred: Jul 31, 2021 – Aug 1, 2021
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 27, 2021
Affected individuals: 35state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General Consumer Protection Bureau

During the incident: Notified law enforcement
Began an investigation with the assistance of third-party computer forensic specialists
Took steps to identify the individuals whose information was impacted
Providing access to credit monitoring services for one year, through Kroll
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures
Reviewing and enhancing existing policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(60 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Montana State AGSep 27 · first

Delaware State AGSep 27 · first

New Hampshire State AG+3d · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/american-pool-enterprises-20210930.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 30, 2021
Raw hash: 9d1230b8f95808196b8d9a9a41a6fdb87e849cdb6fe56b3498ea05482c2d7128

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAmerican Pool Enterprises Inc.

Victim entityAmerican Pool Enterprises Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 1, 2021

Stated responseNotified law enforcement

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov