HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Penny Publications

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 8, 2023

Filed

Nov 6, 2023

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Penny Publications →

Penny Publications LLC notified Montana residents of a data incident where an unknown third party gained unauthorized access to the network on August 3, 2023. The incident exposed names, Social Security numbers, and banking information. The company engaged forensic consultants and is offering 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 90 days

Aug 3, 2023

Begins

Aug 8, 2023

Discovered

Nov 6, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteakirabd_81dd49200ac540a32023-08-28 · +70dCandidate

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_2d55d46530713a4e2023-11-06Verified by operator
Maine State AGbd_ee784c58ec87c8c72023-11-06Verified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_b583173a30dd52fa2023-11-03 · +3dVerified

Name: Penny Publications
norm: penny publications

Name: Penny Publications
norm: penny publications
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Aug 8, 2023
Breach occurred: Aug 3, 2023
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 3, 2023
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged the appropriate forensic consultants to investigate the root of the incident
Secure its systems
Securing the compromised systems
Initiating an investigation into the unauthorized access
Offering you access to 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing our information security policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(90 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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Vermont State AGNov 3 · first

Massachusetts State AG+3d

Maine State AG+3d

Montana 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-820.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 6, 2023
Raw hash: 9ff2287092ef83cdbbf5b54cfe4e08598bb42e47279eb4d91ed34f2e5177c8f5

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPenny Publications

Victim entityPenny Publications

Incidentdiscovered Aug 8, 2023

Stated responseEngaged the appropriate forensic consultants to investigate the root of the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov