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American Bank Systems

bd_72030e7531b5fdcc · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 22, 2020

Filed

Dec 4, 2020

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

67%
Full breach record for American Bank Systems →4 incidents on file

American Bank Systems notified Montana regulators of a cyber incident discovered on October 22, 2020. Malware infected systems, causing disruptions and unauthorized access to customer documents. ABS engaged forensic specialists, reset passwords, and implemented advanced endpoint monitoring. Affected data included names and other personal information of bank partners' customers. Credit monitoring services were offered.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 43 days

Oct 22, 2020

Discovered

Dec 4, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗
Montana State AGDec 4 · first · this page

Pattern: first filing Dec 4 (MT), last Jan 21 (MA) — a 48-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.