HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

BankCard USA Merchant Services, Inc

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 1, 2023

Filed

Aug 16, 2023

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

31state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for BankCard USA Merchant Services, Inc →2 incidents on file

BankCard USA Merchant Services Inc. reported unauthorized access to computer systems between May 31 and June 1, 2023, discovered on June 1, 2023. The incident affected 31 New Hampshire residents, exposing PII including SSNs and financial account numbers. The company engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring via Equifax.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 76 days

May 31, 2023

Begins

Jun 1, 2023

Discovered

Jul 14, 2023

Scope determined

Aug 16, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_020a7dc8bee3b6552023-08-16Verified
Indiana State AGbd_1cd6a51fc2349ed92023-08-16Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_49e5fdcef807cc1c2023-08-16Verified
Montana State AGbd_5498a0e6f7f9db4e2023-08-16Candidate

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Vermont State AGbd_8246dfd6459bcc1f2023-08-16Verified
Maine State AGbd_b5cf7e9b23c6174e2023-08-16Verified

Name: BankCard USA Merchant Services, Inc
norm: bankcard usa merchant

Name: BankCard USA Merchant Services, Inc
norm: bankcard usa merchant
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 1, 2023
Breach occurred: May 31, 2023 – Jun 1, 2023
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Jul 14, 2023
Notification sent: Aug 16, 2023
Affected individuals: 31state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: notified federal law enforcement regarding the eventproviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Assess the security of BankCard USA systems
Identify potentially affected individuals
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Providing access to credit monitoring services for , through Equifax
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Providing written notice... to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Implemented additional layers of security in our identification and verification processes
Taking steps to implement additional safeguards and review policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(76 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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California State AGAug 16 · first

Indiana State AGAug 16 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 16 · first

Montana State AGAug 16 · first

Vermont State AGAug 16 · first

Maine State AGAug 16 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/bankcard-usa-merchant-services-20230816.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 16, 2023
Raw hash: 2d57db625783962bc4725f5052f5d86071421f1d8478fc05f29429dfda3a0fbe

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBankCard USA Merchant Services, Inc

Victim entityBankCard USA Merchant Services, Inc

Incidentdiscovered Jun 1, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov