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PhysicalProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesLossCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Dover Business Services (DBS)

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 2, 2018

Filed

Mar 9, 2018

To disclose

7 days

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for Dover Business Services (DBS)

Dover Business Services (DBS) notified employees of a security incident involving the loss of a USB drive containing payroll records (names, SSNs, W2s, bank info) in transit to Dover Artificial Lift (DAL) on March 2, 2018. DBS notified the FBI and IRS, and provided 24 months of identity protection services.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 7 days

Mar 2, 2018

Discovered

Mar 9, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

18 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1 affectedView incident

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.