HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Signator Investors Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 23, 2017

Filed

Sep 19, 2017

To disclose

27 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Signator Investors Inc. →2 incidents on file

Signator Investors, Inc. reported that an unknown third party gained unauthorized access to client records starting as early as June 2017, with the incident discovered on August 23, 2017. Affected data included names, addresses, dates of birth, SSNs, phone numbers, emails, and financial account details. The company contained the intrusion, engaged forensic experts, notified law enforcement, and offered 24 months of identity theft resolution services.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 83 days

discovery → filing · 27 days

Jun 1, 2017

Begins

Aug 23, 2017

Discovered

Sep 19, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

5 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

Massachusetts State AGbd_3e540ab7d97a8f6a2017-09-20 · +1dVerified
Montana State AGbd_4e9bc617d2e669eb2017-09-11 · +8dCandidate

Name: Signator Investors Inc.
norm: signator investors

Name: Signator Investors Inc.
norm: signator investors
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 23, 2017
Breach occurred: Jun 1, 2017 – Aug 23, 2017
Undetected for: 83 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported the matter to law enforcement

During the incident: Took immediate steps to identify and contain the intrusion
Reported the matter to law enforcement
Working with outside cybersecurity experts
Implemented specific steps to safeguard against future unauthorized access
Evaluating additional measures to further enhance our protocols for the protection of your personal information and accounts
Arranged to make available 24 months of identity theft resolution services provided by Experian IdentityWorks
Changes made: Implemented specific steps to safeguard against future unauthorized access
Evaluating additional measures to further enhance our protocols for the protection of your personal information and accounts
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 days(27 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 11 · first

California State AG+8d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+9d

Pattern: first filing Sep 11 (MT), last Sep 20 (MA) — a 9-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.

Source URL: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-101988
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 19, 2017
Raw hash: 1e469d671a78d842a447cc192d39ef6679517d55fe852a08172335fd081c6cfa

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySignator Investors Inc.

Victim entitySignator Investors Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 23, 2017

Stated responseTook immediate steps to identify and contain the intrusion

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov