HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Ambassador Title Service

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 25, 2016

Filed

Feb 28, 2017

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

17state residents only

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Ambassador Title Service →

Ambassador Title Service experienced a data security incident in December 2016, potentially exposing names, SSNs, and financial account information of individuals involved in home purchases or refinancing. The company engaged forensic experts, notified law enforcement, and offered 12 months of identity protection services.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 65 days

Dec 25, 2016

Discovered

Feb 28, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

10 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed17 affectedView incident

Name: Ambassador Title Service
norm: ambassador title service

Name: Ambassador Title Service
norm: ambassador title service
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 25, 2016
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 28, 2017
Affected individuals: 17state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged outside forensic computer experts to assist with investigation
Notified law enforcement and is cooperating with their investigation
Arranged to have AllClear ID protect your identity for 12 months at no cost
Changes made: Increasing network monitoring capabilities
Working with computer security partners to enhance system security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(65 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/Ambassador-Title-Service_RTS-Title-Escrow_DRI-Title-Escrow.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 28, 2017
Raw hash: f73fc3bbe52cafab54064d98b7ccb985ac95d540fafb921a6ddc5aa4331b4cbe

Reporting entityAmbassador Title Service

Victim entityAmbassador Title Service

Incidentdiscovered Dec 25, 2016

Stated responseEngaged outside forensic computer experts to assist with investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov