MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsMediumResolved

Incorporating Services, Ltd.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 2, 2012

Filed

May 2, 2012

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Incorporating Services, Ltd. →

Incorporating Services, Ltd. disclosed that on April 2, 2012, its internet hosting vendor informed the company that a server was compromised by a malware attack. The malicious software allowed an unauthorized party to access data, including Social Security numbers of corporate officers and financial data (credit card numbers, security codes, bank account/routing numbers) for clients. The company investigated, replaced the server, engaged a new vendor, and offered one year of identity protection services to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Apr 2, 2012

Begins

Apr 2, 2012

Discovered

May 2, 2012

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_49d0278aacf4ee2e2012-05-02Verified

Name: Incorporating Services, Ltd.
norm: incorporating services

Name: Incorporating Services, Ltd.
norm: incorporating services
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 2, 2012
Breach occurred: Apr 2, 2012
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Third party: via internet hosting vendor

During the incident: Completed an extensive investigation of this incident
Provided a free one-year membership in Experian's ProtectMyID Elite
Changes made: Engaged a new internet hosting vendor
Replaced the compromised server
Implemented additional security measures for our systems
Revising our internal policies and procedures with respect to the storage and processing of information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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New Hampshire State AGMay 2 · first

California State AGMay 2 · first · 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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-23127
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 2, 2012
Raw hash: fbc8c12f2ae4cfb06d19631c25886891cf75e082f18c6cc5ad4e3098e7313a23

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityIncorporating Services, Ltd.

Victim entityIncorporating Services, Ltd.

Incidentdiscovered Apr 2, 2012

Stated responseCompleted an extensive investigation of this incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov