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MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData EncryptedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Identity (basic)Financial accountPIILowContained

Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics

bd_66a486f4dae0947b · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jun 17, 2016

Filed

Jul 28, 2016

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

64%
Full breach record for Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics →

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics notified members of a data breach involving a third-party telemarketing vendor. The vendor suffered a ransomware attack between April 22-24, 2016, which may have exposed member names, addresses, and credit card details. The vendor deleted files and reported the incident to the FBI. The Academy is terminating its relationship with the vendor and advising members to monitor for fraud.

Incident timeline

undetected · 56 days
discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 41 days

Apr 22, 2016

Begins

Jun 17, 2016

Discovered

Jul 28, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

12 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

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗
Montana State AGJul 28 · first · this page
New Hampshire State AG+5d
Massachusetts State AG+8d

Pattern: first filing Jul 28 (MT), last Aug 5 (MA) — a 8-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.