MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailRansomwareCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumActive

American Pool Enterprises Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 1, 2021

Filed

Sep 27, 2021

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for American Pool Enterprises Inc. →2 incidents on file

American Pool Enterprises Inc. notified Delaware AG of a security incident discovered on August 1, 2021, where unauthorized access to certain servers resulted in file encryption (ransomware). Impacted data included names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. The company engaged third-party forensic specialists, secured systems, and provided one year of complimentary identity monitoring via Kroll. The investigation was ongoing as of the notice date.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 57 days

Aug 1, 2021

Discovered

Sep 27, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

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

Montana State AGbd_06c046418c2847842021-09-27Candidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_18a6c751c321e0922021-09-30 · +3dVerified

Name: American Pool Enterprises Inc.
norm: american pool

Name: American Pool Enterprises Inc.
norm: american pool
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Aug 1, 2021
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Launched an investigation into the incident, with the assistance of third-party computer forensic specialists
Took steps to identify what information was contained within the impacted files
Took steps to identify contact information for the impacted individuals
Took steps to secure our systems
Implemented additional security measures
Reviewing and enhancing existing policies and procedures
Providing you with access to complimentary identity monitoring services through Kroll for one year
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures
Reviewing and enhancing existing policies and procedures to reduce the likelihood of a similar future event
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(57 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 27 · first

Delaware State AGSep 27 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+3d

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://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2021/10/Pages-from-APE-Notice-of-Data-Event-DE.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 27, 2021
Raw hash: 8b3d3452513c33f80df161c4e369c89b3f76ea7959c2cac9bafa063c30891fea

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAmerican Pool Enterprises Inc.

Victim entityAmerican Pool Enterprises Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 1, 2021

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

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceattorneygeneral.delaware.gov