MalwareRetail & ConsumerTechnologyRetailRansomwareDelayed DiscoveryCustomer Data InvolvedFinancial accountIdentity (basic)PIIMediumActive

Schwaab, Inc

bd_30789f01a8f76798 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 4, 2016

Filed

Apr 11, 2016

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

2,162state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for Schwaab, Inc →

Schwaab, Inc. notified Washington AG of a cyberattack where unauthorized individuals uploaded malicious code to its web server between Jan 22, 2014 and Feb 8, 2016. Forensic investigators found no evidence data was stolen, but approx 2,162 WA customers using credit cards during the period were notified. Investigation ongoing.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 772 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 38 days

Jan 22, 2014

Begins

Mar 4, 2016

Discovered

Apr 11, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_2e5d31cf0fd3b89a2016-04-11Verified
Oregon State AGbd_718b2c1bc42741e82016-04-11Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_a2db57434f9ce9dc2016-04-15 · +4dVerified

Name: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.
norm: whyte hirschboeck dudek
Domain: schwaab.com

Name: Schwaab, Inc
norm: schwaab
Domain: schwaab.com
Industry: Retail & ConsumerllmTechnologyllm

Discovered: Mar 4, 2016
Breach occurred: Jan 22, 2014 – Feb 8, 2016
Undetected for: 772 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 14, 2016
Affected individuals: 2,162state-resident count only
Data types: Financial accountPII
Data elements: Financial account numberName
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle Unknowndexposure 500+d
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Office of the Attorney GeneralNotified consumer reporting agenciesCooperating with Federal Bureau of Investigation
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Retained highly credentialed PCI forensic experts to investigate and analyze the incident
Working proactively with the credit card brands, law enforcement and others
Delayed notification to customers and state governments upon the request of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures designed to prevent a recurrence of such an attack
To quickly identify unusual activity
Further protect the privacy of your information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(38 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

California State AGApr 11 · first

Oregon State AGApr 11 · first

Washington State AGApr 11 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+4d

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/BreachM9615.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 11, 2016
Raw hash: ce928a51978bbfcd6bf92cc48843450825750a7bd46776e0d017429490ddb677

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWhyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.

Victim entitySchwaab, Inc

Incidentdiscovered Mar 4, 2016

Stated responseRetained highly credentialed PCI forensic experts to investigate and analyze the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com