HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PIIMediumContained

The Hatcher Agency

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 14, 2023

Filed

Jun 16, 2023

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The Hatcher Agency →2 incidents on file

The Hatcher Agency notified consumers of a data security incident where an unauthorized third party accessed a portion of its network containing personal information. The incident occurred on February 14, 2023, and was discovered on March 14, 2023. Affected data included names, contact info, DOB, government IDs, and limited medical/health insurance info. The agency engaged third-party experts and notified law enforcement, offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday13 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

undetected · 28 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 94 days

Feb 14, 2023

Begins

Mar 14, 2023

Discovered

Jun 16, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_36cae3ee097d0be52023-06-16Verified
Maine State AGbd_9f7ffddf05893c982023-06-16Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_b0793804ac6d9ffb2023-06-16Verified

Name: The Hatcher Agency
norm: the hatcher agency

Name: The Hatcher Agency
norm: the hatcher agency
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 14, 2023
Breach occurred: Feb 14, 2023
Undetected for: 28 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 16, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PII
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Hired third-party experts to address the situation, investigate the unauthorized activity, and further secure Hatcher’s systems
Notified law enforcement
Changes made: Providing access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring services at no charge for 12 months
Providing proactive fraud assistance through Cyberscout through Identity Force
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(94 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
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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Massachusetts State AGJun 16 · first

Maine State AGJun 16 · first

Indiana State AGJun 16 · first

Vermont State AGJun 16 · 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/2023-06-16-hatcher-agency-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 16, 2023
Raw hash: 332b65d2d77b1891ca32d3ab0190ad2db8fbb10260f1b7a0f7ad01821822d27b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Hatcher Agency

Victim entityThe Hatcher Agency

Incidentdiscovered Mar 14, 2023

Stated responseHired third-party experts to address the situation, investigate the unauthorized activity, and further secure Hatcher’s systems

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov