HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Signator Investors Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 23, 2017

Filed

Sep 11, 2017

To disclose

19 days

Affected

13state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Signator Investors Inc. →2 incidents on file

Signator Investors, Inc. notified Montana residents of a data breach where an unknown third party gained unauthorized access to client records starting in June 2017. The incident, discovered on August 23, 2017, exposed names, SSNs, DOBs, and financial account details. Signator engaged law enforcement and cybersecurity experts, and offered 24 months of Experian IdentityWorks services.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 83 days

discovery → filing · 19 days

Jun 1, 2017

Begins

Aug 23, 2017

Discovered

Sep 11, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_67785ff1f2b363902017-09-19 · +8dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_3e540ab7d97a8f6a2017-09-20 · +9dVerified

Name: Signator Investors Inc.
norm: signator investors

Name: Signator Investors Inc.
norm: signator investors
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 23, 2017
Breach occurred: Jun 1, 2017
Undetected for: 83 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 13state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reported the matter to law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took immediate steps to identify and contain the intrusion
Reported the matter to law enforcement
Working with outside cybersecurity experts
Implemented specific steps to safeguard against future unauthorized access
Arranged to make available to you 24 months of identity theft resolution services provided by Experian IdentityWorks
Changes made: Evaluating additional measures to further enhance our protocols for the protection of your personal information and accounts
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 days(19 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Montana State AGSep 11 · first · this page

California State AG+8d

Massachusetts State AG+9d

Pattern: first filing Sep 11 (MT), last Sep 20 (MA) — a 9-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/Signator-Investors.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 11, 2017
Raw hash: af422bd549b9e20c8ecd356d719a43c0edc999e7a2b63f2a262e4fc08df768d1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySignator Investors Inc.

Victim entitySignator Investors Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 23, 2017

Stated responseTook immediate steps to identify and contain the intrusion

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov