HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Certified Employment Screening Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

—

Filed

Dec 13, 2024

To disclose

—

Affected

7,664

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Certified Employment Screening Inc. →3 incidents on file

Certified Employment Screening Inc. dba Americhek notified consumers that its vendor, BackChecked LLC, experienced unauthorized access to its digital systems on September 26, 2024. An unauthorized individual accessed the systems and may have obtained applicant records containing names, dates of birth, driver's license numbers, and Social Security numbers. BackChecked terminated unauthorized access. Americhek is offering 12 months of complimentary identity protection services. A total of 7,664 individuals were notified.

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Incident timeline

Sep 26, 2024

Begins

Dec 13, 2024

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_c9273a019b67f0da2024-12-13Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_e745bf85d03ba1962024-12-13Verified

Name: Certified Employment Screening Inc.
norm: certified employment screening

Name: Certified Employment Screening Inc.
norm: certified employment screening
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Sep 26, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 13, 2024
Affected individuals: 7,664nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Third party: via BackChecked LLC

During the incident: BackChecked took steps to investigate and terminate any further unauthorized access to its systems
Americhek is offering 12 months of complimentary identity protection services through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

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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New Hampshire State AGDec 13 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 13 · first

Vermont State AGDec 13 · 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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-12-13-certified-employment-screening-dba-americhek-data-breach-notice-consumers
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Filed at: Dec 13, 2024
Raw hash: b43c5b35ef6a0a63c00adf514c3ce15c513bbbcef3ca3f62355e039a80f7a4d6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCertified Employment Screening Inc.

Victim entityCertified Employment Screening Inc.

IncidentThird-Party / Supply Chain

Stated responseBackChecked took steps to investigate and terminate any further unauthorized access to its systems

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov