HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)LowContained

The WorkPlace

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 3, 2023

Filed

Aug 11, 2023

To disclose

27 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The WorkPlace →

The WorkPlace, Inc. notified consumers of a data breach discovered on February 3, 2023, involving unauthorized access to systems. Personal information, including names and other data elements, may have been accessed. The company engaged forensic investigators and is offering credit monitoring services. No evidence of misuse was found.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday27 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 27 weeks / 189 days

Feb 3, 2023

Discovered

Aug 11, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+9 wks slower

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

A leak claim by blacksuit about this victim predates this filing by 160 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Sitelosttrustbd_b375622e972942e72023-09-26 · +46dVerified by operator
Leak Siteblacksuitbd_e0aa32fb489837ca2023-03-04 · +160dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_4a03c2bfc00180af2023-08-11Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_ac2cabb28c3af7fb2023-08-11Verified
Maine State AGbd_ceef0491b026d4ee2023-08-11Verified

Name: The WorkPlace
norm: the workplace
Domain: workplace.org

Name: The WorkPlace
norm: the workplace
Domain: workplace.org
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 3, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 11, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Secured its network
Engaged a third-party team of forensic investigators
Arranged for you to enroll, at no cost to you, in an online credit monitoring and identity protection service through IDX
Changes made: Enhance the security of our network to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 weeks(189 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >90d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Montana State AGAug 11 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 11 · first

Maine State AGAug 11 · first

Vermont State AGAug 11 · 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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-08-11-workplace-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 11, 2023
Raw hash: 1dc8e457115607c29f3394992303f4e9cd6078d5eff76894e715efad0e914728

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe WorkPlace

Victim entityThe WorkPlace

Incidentdiscovered Feb 3, 2023

Stated responseSecured its network

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov