HackingManufacturingTransportation & LogisticsManufacturingVulnerability ExploitZero-DayData ExfiltratedTargetedGovernment IDPIIMediumContained

LKQ CORPORATION

bd_3b11067f5766d01d · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 1, 2025

Filed

Dec 15, 2025

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

25state residents only

Linked

11 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for LKQ CORPORATION →3 incidents on file

LKQ Corporation notified Montana residents of a cybersecurity event involving the exploitation of a previously unknown vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite. The incident was discovered in early October 2025. Impacted data included SSNs or EINs of sole proprietor suppliers. LKQ engaged forensic investigators, contained the breach, and offered two years of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 75 days

Oct 1, 2025

Discovered

Dec 15, 2025

Filed

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on median

This filing is one of 11 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitecl0pbd_ca963b548e29a5612025-10-27 · +49dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_0d24498ef978ea452025-12-15Verified
Maine State AGbd_222597b2166e9a952025-12-15Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_6c3aa51f5e66e7ed2025-12-15Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_a883eb69b4b810b72025-12-15Verified

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Vermont State AGbd_e09da3b67b0dfe832025-12-15Verified
California State AGbd_f78e0c2f9e23cbd92025-12-15Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_6b3dcc0a0ce73b642025-12-16 · +1dVerified
Texas State AGbd_9f980168ee3c217d2025-12-16 · +1dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_290f5cb85d1397ca2025-12-01 · +14dCandidate

Name: LKQ CORPORATION
norm: lkq
Domain: lkqcorp.com

Name: LKQ CORPORATION
norm: lkq
Domain: lkqcorp.com
Industry: ManufacturingllmTransportation & Logisticsllm

Discovered: Oct 1, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 15, 2025
Affected individuals: 25state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDPII
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation with assistance from a third-party forensic firm
Took the system offline
Deployed additional safeguards onto our systems
Reinforced security practices
Enhanced security monitoring and controls
Offering two years of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services
Changes made: Reinforced security practices
Enhanced security monitoring and controls
Regularly review security and privacy policies and procedures
Implement changes to enhance information security program and controls
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(75 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

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Illinois State AGDec 1 · first

Indiana State AG+14d

Maine State AG+14d

New Hampshire State AG+14d

Nebraska State AG+14d

Vermont State AG+14d

California State AG+14d

Montana State AG+14d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+15d

Texas State AG+15d

Pattern: first filing Dec 1 (IL), last Dec 16 (TX) — a 15-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/2026/03/Consumer-notification-letter-7.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 15, 2025
Raw hash: a94d813799e70bb1ef1b1848e5c03e61e760e98b11afc5967e6ca31feb7d9c79

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityLKQ CORPORATION

Victim entityLKQ CORPORATION

Incidentdiscovered Oct 1, 2025

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with assistance from a third-party forensic firm

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov