Social EngineeringFinancial ServicesFinancePhishingBECTargetedData ExfiltratedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

The PenFacs Group

bd_708454173ae85d21 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 23, 2022

Filed

Nov 3, 2022

To disclose

36 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The PenFacs Group →

The PenFacs Group notified individuals of a data security incident where an email account was compromised via phishing on or around Nov 15, 2021. The attacker attempted a spam email campaign to obtain funds. Personal information was potentially accessed. The incident was discovered on Feb 23, 2022. The company engaged forensic experts, notified law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 100 days

discovery → filing · 36 weeks / 253 days

Nov 15, 2021

Begins

Feb 23, 2022

Discovered

Nov 3, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+28 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_5ddabd7c0c6e114d2022-09-30 · +34dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_852399ec6505e9eb2022-09-30 · +34dVerified

Name: The PenFacs Group
norm: the penfacs

Name: The PenFacs Group
norm: the penfacs
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 23, 2022
Breach occurred: Nov 15, 2021
Undetected for: 100 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 3, 2022
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: notified federal law enforcement
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Acted quickly to secure our systems
Notified federal law enforcement
Engaged third-party cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation
Engaged third-party forensic experts to assist in the investigation
Providing you with access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring* services at no charge
Changes made: Continue to review and further enhance these protections as part of our ongoing commitment to data security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 36 weeks(253 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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New Hampshire State AGSep 30 · first

Massachusetts State AGSep 30 · first

Montana State AG+34d · this page

Pattern: first filing Sep 30 (NH), last Nov 3 (MT) — a 34-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-Notification-Letter-683.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 3, 2022
Raw hash: eb5eca3a315b33f17eec6b6ee83204a675dec9753339b09b7eaa38c3a6d39c53

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe PenFacs Group

Victim entityThe PenFacs Group

Incidentdiscovered Feb 23, 2022

Stated responseActed quickly to secure our systems

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov