HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

Jefferson Area Board for Aging

bd_3c3245483b5341fe · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 4, 2023

Filed

Nov 29, 2023

To disclose

34 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Jefferson Area Board for Aging →

Jefferson Area Board for Aging (JABA) notified consumers of a cybersecurity incident detected on April 4, 2023, where unauthorized actors accessed its network. The incident potentially exposed personal information, including names and financial account numbers. JABA contained the threat, restored encrypted data, and engaged external forensic investigators. The organization determined on November 1, 2023, that personal data was impacted. JABA is offering 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and fraud assistance via Identity Force/TransUnion to affected individuals.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday34 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 34 weeks / 239 days

Apr 4, 2023

Discovered

Nov 1, 2023

Scope determined

Nov 29, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+15 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView incident

Name: Jefferson Area Board for Aging
norm: jefferson area board for aging

Name: Jefferson Area Board for Aging
norm: jefferson area board for aging
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 4, 2023
Materiality determined: Nov 1, 2023
Notification sent: Dec 1, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Financial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notice with Vermont Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Contained the threat by disabling all access to our network
Restored all encrypted data
Conducted a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Conducted a thorough and extensive manual review of the data potentially contained on the impacted servers
Providing complimentary credit monitoring services
Providing proactive fraud assistance
Implemented numerous security protocols to our data systems
Changes made: Implemented numerous security protocols to our data systems to help prevent intruders from gaining access to our systems in the future
Continually evaluate and modify our practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of all information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 34 weeks(239 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-11-29-jefferson-area-board-aging-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 29, 2023
Raw hash: 5b43441297f63405d54aa9524fe6a9fdd3b04c786abe7a16a98ab74b11d1fd25

Reporting entityJefferson Area Board for Aging

Victim entityJefferson Area Board for Aging

Incidentdiscovered Apr 4, 2023

Stated responseContained the threat by disabling all access to our network

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov