HackingTechnologyFinancial ServicesInformationSQL InjectionCapture Stored DataCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedFinancial accountIdentity (basic)LowContained

American Metering Services (AMS)

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 11, 2022

Filed

Nov 14, 2022

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for American Metering Services (AMS) →

American Metering Services (AMS) notified the NH Attorney General that an unauthorized person may have captured payment information (name and bank account number) of 2 NH residents via its payment portal (ams-ubs.com) between March 8 and October 11, 2022. AMS fixed the vulnerability, notified law enforcement, and mailed notifications to affected individuals on November 11, 2022.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 217 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 34 days

Mar 8, 2022

Begins

Oct 11, 2022

Discovered

Nov 14, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_452118a2c6eac2452022-11-11 · +3dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_54a9e51561b428c62022-11-11 · +3dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_6ec3bf3e13a5148e2022-11-11 · +3dVerified

Name: American Metering Services (AMS)
norm: american metering services ams

Name: American Metering Services (AMS)
norm: american metering services ams
Industry: TechnologyllmFinancial Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 11, 2022
Breach occurred: Mar 8, 2022 – Oct 11, 2022
Undetected for: 217 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 11, 2022
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Financial accountIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1056 Input Capture
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Attorney General John Formella
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Fixed the issue
Law enforcement is aware of the incident
Established a dedicated call center for individuals to call with questions about the incident
Mailing a notification to the New Hampshire residents via U.S. First-Class mail
Changes made: Implemented additional security enhancements
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(34 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Maine State AGNov 11 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 11 · first

Indiana State AGNov 11 · first

New Hampshire State AG+3d · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/american-metering-services-20221114.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 14, 2022
Raw hash: 642ccd4cae0363a2212cd8776bc06b57bbb8513719b1dfe0857da739bc9061c4

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAmerican Metering Services (AMS)

Victim entityAmerican Metering Services (AMS)

Incidentdiscovered Oct 11, 2022

Stated responseFixed the issue

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov