MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailRansomwareSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedPCIFinancial accountLowContained

Audio Advisor, Inc.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 1, 2022

Filed

Sep 16, 2022

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

42state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Audio Advisor, Inc. →3 incidents on file

Audio Advisor, Inc. notified Montana residents of a data breach involving malware on third-party vendor Freestyle Solutions' servers. The incident affected payment card information (card numbers, CVV, expiration) for transactions made between September 18, 2020, and February 3, 2022. Freestyle removed the malware and engaged forensic experts. No SSNs or other PII were impacted. The incident was discovered in early August 2022.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 682 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 46 days

Sep 18, 2020

Begins

Aug 1, 2022

Discovered

Sep 16, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

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_027f5161d15cbe0f2022-09-16Verified

Name: Audio Advisor, Inc.
norm: audio advisor
Domain: audioadvisor.com

Name: Audio Advisor, Inc.
norm: audio advisor
Domain: audioadvisor.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Aug 1, 2022
Breach occurred: Sep 18, 2020 – Feb 3, 2022
Undetected for: 682 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 16, 2022
Affected individuals: 42state-resident count only
Data types: PCIFinancial account
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement authorities
Third party: via Freestyle Solutions
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Freestyle retained reputable data security experts to conduct a thorough investigation
Freestyle identified and removed malware
Freestyle blocked further unauthorized activity
Freestyle notified federal law enforcement authorities
Freestyle coordinated with payment card companies
Changes made: Additional steps were taken to block the unauthorized activity
Steps were taken to safeguard against future unauthorized activity
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(46 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 AGSep 16 · first

Montana State AGSep 16 · 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-Notification-Letter-568.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 16, 2022
Raw hash: f6b8ff04fe1a20f19bbfbdf39e7a89b3aa7ba4acc6fdd6f353e21d8e1ab0f89b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAudio Advisor, Inc.

Victim entityAudio Advisor, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 1, 2022

Stated responseFreestyle retained reputable data security experts to conduct a thorough investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov