HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Advantis Global

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 21, 2022

Filed

Dec 5, 2023

To disclose

14 months

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Advantis Global →

Advantis Global, Inc. notified consumers of a data breach where an unauthorized party accessed its corporate email system between August 18 and October 24, 2022. The incident impacted a limited number of individuals, exposing names. Advantis engaged external forensic experts and is offering complimentary credit monitoring and fraud assistance to affected individuals.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday14 months 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 · 64 days

discovery → filing · 14 months / 410 days

Aug 18, 2022

Begins

Oct 21, 2022

Discovered

Dec 5, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+40 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_014104e31c9fd0e92023-12-05Candidate
Montana State AGbd_266c7798e9abebb62023-12-05Verified
California State AGbd_bbcb1bbc29c9e5c22023-12-05Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_3d84379f28009c082023-12-11 · +6dVerified

Name: Advantis Global
norm: advantis global

Name: Advantis Global
norm: advantis global
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 21, 2022
Breach occurred: Aug 18, 2022 – Oct 24, 2022
Undetected for: 64 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 5, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched a prompt and thorough investigation with the help of external cybersecurity experts
Conducted a thorough and detailed forensic investigation
Providing you with access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing you with proactive fraud assistance
Set up a dedicated and confidential toll-free response line
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify our practices to enhance the security and privacy of your information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 months(410 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 · 5 filings · 5 states

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Maine State AGDec 5 · first

Montana State AGDec 5 · first

California State AGDec 5 · first

Vermont State AGDec 5 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Dec 5 (ME), last Dec 11 (MA) — a 6-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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-12-05-advantis-global-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 5, 2023
Raw hash: 55d63427fdf319227f4c34715e052928eea29d3b23d387fce2ec22f62a1b72ac

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAdvantis Global

Victim entityAdvantis Global

Incidentdiscovered Oct 21, 2022

Stated responseLaunched a prompt and thorough investigation with the help of external cybersecurity experts

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov