HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceTargetedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Forward Bank

bd_4839ae3c1fdbd7b7 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 10, 2023

Filed

Nov 17, 2023

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Forward Bank →

Forward Bank notified Vermont AG of a data breach occurring on or about September 6, 2023, discovered September 10, 2023. Unauthorized access to certain files containing customer PII was identified. The bank engaged cybersecurity experts, notified the FBI and FDIC, and offered credit monitoring services. The specific data elements were redacted in the public notice as Variable 2.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday10 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

undetected · 4 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 68 days

Sep 6, 2023

Begins

Sep 10, 2023

Discovered

Nov 17, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

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

Maine State AGbd_462df3183ef868e22023-11-17Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_8d5ef81d59fcdbbd2023-11-17Verified
Montana State AGbd_ba0aece616e73e842023-11-17Verified

Name: Forward Bank
norm: forward bank

Name: Forward Bank
norm: forward bank
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 10, 2023
Breach occurred: Sep 6, 2023
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Nov 17, 2023
Notification sent: Nov 17, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationNotified the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged cybersecurity experts to assist with the process
Implemented measures to enhance network security
Notified the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance network security and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(68 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.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Maine State AGNov 17 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 17 · first

Montana State AGNov 17 · first

Vermont State AGNov 17 · 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/2023-11-17-forward-bank-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 17, 2023
Raw hash: 90fe627f3c8302f4e86b84113810892be276a5e3d006d2d373bdc7ad81e5477d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityForward Bank

Victim entityForward Bank

Incidentdiscovered Sep 10, 2023

Stated responseEngaged cybersecurity experts to assist with the process

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov