MalwareHospitalityHospitalityRansomwareData ExfiltratedTargetedPCIFinancial accountFinancial credentialsLowContained

BWTX Associates

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 15, 2016

Filed

Nov 21, 2016

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for BWTX Associates →

BWTX Associates notified NH AG of a data security incident affecting 1 NH resident. Malicious files on a payment processing device collected payment card info (name, number, exp, CVV) between April 1, 2016 and Sept 15, 2016. Device removed/replaced; forensic experts retained. Notices mailed Nov 21, 2016.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 167 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 67 days

Apr 1, 2016

Begins

Sep 15, 2016

Discovered

Nov 21, 2016

Filed

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

Massachusetts State AGbd_8df7c1cd89c53ccc2016-11-21Verified

Name: BWTX Associates
norm: bwtx associates

Name: BWTX Associates
norm: bwtx associates
Industry: Hospitalityllm

Discovered: Sep 15, 2016
Breach occurred: Apr 1, 2016 – Sep 15, 2016
Undetected for: 167 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 21, 2016
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: PCIFinancial accountFinancial credentials
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1056 Input Capture
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney GeneralProviding written notice to other state regulators where required

During the incident: Retained leading third-party forensic experts
Removed and replaced the impacted device
Provided notice to potentially affected individuals
Provided written notice to other state regulators
Changes made: Removed malicious files and replaced impacted devices
Taking steps to further enhance the security of systems to better protect against future incidents
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(67 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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Massachusetts State AGNov 21 · first

New Hampshire State AGNov 21 · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/bwtx-20161121.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 21, 2016
Raw hash: a606c91b440834b0f6f2ecc6d62836d877caa3fe8e0256bcdbd5d4363c698fa0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBWTX Associates

Victim entityBWTX Associates

Incidentdiscovered Sep 15, 2016

Stated responseRetained leading third-party forensic experts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov