HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Simoniz USA, Inc

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 2, 2023

Filed

Dec 5, 2023

To disclose

35 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Simoniz USA, Inc →

Simoniz USA, Inc. notified consumers of a data breach where an unknown actor accessed servers between March 24 and April 3, 2023. The incident may have exposed personal information including names and government IDs. Simoniz engaged forensic specialists, secured systems, and offered credit monitoring. The investigation is contained.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday35 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 · 9 days

discovery → filing · 35 weeks / 247 days

Mar 24, 2023

Begins

Apr 2, 2023

Discovered

Dec 5, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+28 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_3db45098a0dd3d1e2023-12-05Candidate
Maine State AGbd_c9539cda7de4ff6c2023-12-05Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_cafe0217ba7c1c1b2023-12-05Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_d5393ad63be31b972023-12-05Verified

Name: Simoniz USA, Inc
norm: simoniz usa

Name: Simoniz USA, Inc
norm: simoniz usa
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Apr 2, 2023
Breach occurred: Mar 24, 2023 – Apr 3, 2023
Undetected for: 9 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Dec 5, 2023
Notification sent: Dec 5, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to secure our systems
Launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Undertook a review of impacted files
Worked to confirm the information at issue and locate mailing addresses for the affected individuals
Further enhanced our network security by implementing additional network monitoring
Offering you complimentary access to number [Extra3] months of credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services, through Experian
Changes made: Enhanced our network security by implementing additional network monitoring
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 35 weeks(247 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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Montana State AGDec 5 · first

Maine State AGDec 5 · first

New Hampshire State AGDec 5 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 5 · first

Vermont State AGDec 5 · 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/2023-12-05-simoniz-usa-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: fa5bc1e789aef31d90ec1e9fb7ef79f2059499e92cabb7a52b6312f53dae6570

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySimoniz USA, Inc

Victim entitySimoniz USA, Inc

Incidentdiscovered Apr 2, 2023

Stated responseTook steps to secure our systems

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov