MalwareOtherRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)PHIMediumContained

Fox Specialties Inc. Trading As Encompass Elements

bd_29e17958bddfe6f3 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 20, 2023

Filed

Mar 22, 2024

To disclose

22 weeks

Affected

1,601state residents only

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for Fox Specialties Inc. Trading As Encompass Elements →

Fox Specialties Inc. d/b/a Encompass Elements disclosed a ransomware incident affecting 1,601 Washington residents. Systems were encrypted on Oct 20, 2023; unauthorized file removal was confirmed Dec 12, 2023. Affected data included names, DOBs, and medical info. Notices sent March 22, 2024.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d22 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 22 weeks / 154 days

Oct 20, 2023

Begins

Oct 20, 2023

Discovered

Mar 22, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+14 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,601 affectedView incident

Name: Fox Specialties Inc. Trading As Encompass Elements
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Name: Fox Specialties Inc. Trading As Encompass Elements
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Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Oct 20, 2023
Breach occurred: Oct 20, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 22, 2024
Affected individuals: 1,601state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Health (basic)
Data elements: NameDate of birthMedical information
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 0dexposure 0d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement regarding the eventProviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators

During the incident: Immediately launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the activity
Undertook a comprehensive review of the subject files to determine what information was contained therein and to whom it relates
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Changes made: Assess the security of Encompass systems
Implementing additional safeguards to further secure its environment
Reviewing policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 weeks(154 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA28359.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 22, 2024
Raw hash: 497a3ff8639291491a9e0c03c590fbbc6d86b818a023f90566c04a7d863e38be

Reporting entityFox Specialties Inc. Trading As Encompass Elements

Victim entityFox Specialties Inc. Trading As Encompass Elements

Incidentdiscovered Oct 20, 2023

Stated responseImmediately launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the activity

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com