HackingEnergy & UtilitiesUtilitiesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Scout Energy Management LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 15, 2024

Filed

Jun 14, 2024

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Scout Energy Management LLC →2 incidents on file

Scout Energy Management LLC notified Vermont consumers of a data breach occurring between Jan 10 and Apr 2, 2024. Unauthorized actors accessed files containing names and Social Security numbers. The company secured systems, engaged experts, and offered one year of Experian IdentityWorks. Investigation is concluded.

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Vermont clock⏱ VT AG >14 bday4 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 · 126 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Jan 10, 2024

Begins

May 15, 2024

Discovered

Jun 14, 2024

Filed

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_0b7cda28ca57283d2024-06-14Candidate
California State AGbd_3323580b3a5fa9112024-06-14Verified
Indiana State AGbd_3766bf54e1af3d012024-06-14Verified
Montana State AGbd_67d4825ff523b95f2024-06-14Verified

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Oregon State AGbd_6be8b120c535569a2024-06-14Verified
Washington State AGbd_8c254e368c2d68e62024-06-14Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_d0cc0cd82499fc222024-06-14Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_d76a6575b0e16ba62024-06-14Verified

Name: Scout Energy Management LLC
norm: scout energy management

Name: Scout Energy Management LLC
norm: scout energy management
Industry: Energy & Utilitiesllm

Discovered: May 15, 2024
Breach occurred: Jan 10, 2024 – Apr 2, 2024
Undetected for: 126 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 14, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Secured the systems involved
Began a thorough investigation in coordination with industry experts
Engaged Experian to offer complimentary one-year membership to Experian’s IdentityWorks
Changes made: Implemented additional safeguards and technical security measures to enhance the security of our network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >14 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 · 9 filings · 9 states

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Maine State AGJun 14 · first

California State AGJun 14 · first

Indiana State AGJun 14 · first

Montana State AGJun 14 · first

Oregon State AGJun 14 · first

Washington State AGJun 14 · first

New Hampshire State AGJun 14 · first

Massachusetts State AGJun 14 · first

Vermont State AGJun 14 · 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/2024-06-14-scout-energy-management-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 14, 2024
Raw hash: c8c9eb214e0e086d62a0691ae29873e27bbd746f40487ca02c8311ed70bee74e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityScout Energy Management LLC

Victim entityScout Energy Management LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 15, 2024

Stated responseSecured the systems involved

ComplianceVT AG >14 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov