HackingTechnologyInformationStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

AMERICAN ALARM & COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

bd_4a1074d6aa208cba · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 28, 2023

Filed

Feb 5, 2024

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for AMERICAN ALARM & COMMUNICATIONS, INC. →

American Alarm & Communications, Inc. reported a cybersecurity incident discovered on November 28, 2023, where an unauthorized actor accessed files containing PII. The company engaged forensic investigators, secured its network, and deployed additional monitoring. Notices were sent to affected individuals, including those in Rhode Island.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 69 days

Nov 28, 2023

Discovered

Feb 5, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_70ae29a89c42fc732024-02-05Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_014de95186e4adb72024-02-06 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_ce449cf9dfe58be72024-02-01 · +4dVerified

Name: AMERICAN ALARM & COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
norm: american alarm communications

Name: AMERICAN ALARM & COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
norm: american alarm communications
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Nov 28, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure its network environment
Engaged a specialized cybersecurity firm to investigate the nature and scope of the Incident
Began a thorough review of the potentially accessed files
Retained a leading forensic firm who assisted in conducting an investigation and confirming the security of our network environment
Deployed additional monitoring tools
Changes made: Continue to enhance the security of our systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(69 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGFeb 1 · first

Maine State AG+4d

New Hampshire State AG+4d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Feb 1 (IN), last Feb 6 (MA) — a 5-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/american-alarm-communications-20240205.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 5, 2024
Raw hash: b73d2dab60d8bfa436d24a6d12783d2910abc39a4e793fe370cbc403ff4fd7dd

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAMERICAN ALARM & COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Victim entityAMERICAN ALARM & COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 28, 2023

Stated responseTook steps to secure its network environment

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov