HackingProfessional ServicesFinancial ServicesProfessional ServicesDelayed DiscoveryCustomer Data InvolvedFinancial accountHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDPHIHighContained

Retrieval Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 20, 2019

Filed

Jun 3, 2019

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

33,480state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for Retrieval Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc. →

Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc. notified Washington AG of a cyberattack affecting 33,480 Washington residents. Unauthorized access occurred between Aug 1, 2018 and Mar 30, 2019. The company discovered the compromise on Mar 20, 2019. Compromised data included names, SSNs, DOBs, medical info, and financial account details. The company engaged forensic consultants, notified law enforcement, and provided 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 231 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 75 days

Aug 1, 2018

Begins

Mar 20, 2019

Discovered

Jun 3, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_9e37a672fe0e40c62019-06-03Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_68a49144078bbdc82019-06-04 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_ce94309f6c3f54d82019-06-04 · +1dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_94d9585c5291c2542019-06-05 · +2dVerified

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South Carolina State AGbd_a8b878c5d7e739212019-06-07 · +4dVerified

Name: Retrieval Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc.
norm: retrieval masters creditors bureau

Name: Retrieval Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc.
norm: retrieval masters creditors bureau
Industry: Professional ServicesllmFinancial Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 20, 2019
Breach occurred: Aug 1, 2018 – Mar 30, 2019
Undetected for: 231 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 3, 2019
Affected individuals: 33,480state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Financial account
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberFinancial account numberDate of birthMedical information
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 200-299dexposure 200-299d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoing
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Advised law enforcement of this incident
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took down web payments page
Migrated web payments page to a third party vendor
Retained a computer security consulting firm to advise on, and implement, steps to increase systems’ security
Advised law enforcement of this incident
Arranged to provide 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft mitigation services
Changes made: Migrated web payments page to a third party vendor
Implemented steps to increase systems’ security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(75 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Montana State AGJun 3 · first

Washington State AGJun 3 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Oregon State AG+2d

South Carolina State AG+4d

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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachM10636.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 3, 2019
Raw hash: 5300e6a4771f4d6c661a5058e3ba851322e4643487044abec79d28723d65688e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityRetrieval Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc.

Victim entityRetrieval Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 20, 2019

Stated responseTook down web payments page

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com