HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Advantis Global

bd_266c7798e9abebb6 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 21, 2022

Filed

Dec 5, 2023

To disclose

14 months

Affected

8state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Advantis Global →

Advantis Global, Inc. notified Montana residents of a data security incident affecting its corporate email system. Unauthorized access occurred between August 18 and October 24, 2022. The company discovered the incident on October 21, 2022, and sent notifications on December 5, 2023. Affected data included names and potentially other PII. Credit monitoring services were offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 64 days

discovery → filing · 14 months / 410 days

Aug 18, 2022

Begins

Oct 21, 2022

Discovered

Dec 5, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+40 wks slower

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_014104e31c9fd0e92023-12-05Candidate
Vermont State AGbd_6a6a23e995517ca82023-12-05Verified
California State AGbd_bbcb1bbc29c9e5c22023-12-05Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_3d84379f28009c082023-12-11 · +6dVerified

Name: Advantis Global
norm: advantis global

Name: Advantis Global
norm: advantis global
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 21, 2022
Breach occurred: Aug 18, 2022 – Oct 24, 2022
Undetected for: 64 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 5, 2023
Affected individuals: 8state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched a prompt and thorough investigation with the help of external cybersecurity experts
Conducted a thorough and detailed forensic investigation
Providing you with access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing you with proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify our practices to enhance the security and privacy of your information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 months(410 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 5 · first

Vermont State AGDec 5 · first

California State AGDec 5 · first

Montana State AGDec 5 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Dec 5 (ME), last Dec 11 (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-915.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 5, 2023
Raw hash: cd1b3dea0d105116b33bd17f39b5637334b51adf89ed3ec664dba7f1f4c7a02c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAdvantis Global

Victim entityAdvantis Global

Incidentdiscovered Oct 21, 2022

Stated responseLaunched a prompt and thorough investigation with the help of external cybersecurity experts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov