HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Collins Electrical Construction Company

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 18, 2023

Filed

May 16, 2023

To disclose

28 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Collins Electrical Construction Company →

Collins Electrical Construction Company notified consumers of a data breach occurring between March 1-4, 2023. Unauthorized access led to the removal of files containing names and Social Security numbers. The company engaged forensic investigators and offers 12 months of credit monitoring and fraud assistance to affected individuals.

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Vermont clock⏱ VT AG >14 bday28 days 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 · 48 days

discovery → filing · 28 days

Mar 1, 2023

Begins

Apr 18, 2023

Discovered

May 16, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_cbcd41b623f44a032023-05-17 · +1dCandidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_b04020f4c7233b512023-05-22 · +6dVerified

Name: Collins Electrical Construction Company
norm: collins electrical construction

Name: Collins Electrical Construction Company
norm: collins electrical construction
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 18, 2023
Breach occurred: Mar 1, 2023 – Mar 4, 2023
Undetected for: 48 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 16, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Providing access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing proactive fraud assistance through Identity Force
Set up a dedicated and confidential toll-free response line
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 days(28 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 · 3 filings · 3 states

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Vermont State AGMay 16 · first · this page

Maine State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing May 16 (VT), last May 22 (NH) — a 6-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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-05-16-collins-electrical-construction-company-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 16, 2023
Raw hash: ed1e4179a9e045332b7825ad508248c5f146d557f8ba76f2c91fb10de8d29909

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCollins Electrical Construction Company

Victim entityCollins Electrical Construction Company

Incidentdiscovered Apr 18, 2023

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

ComplianceVT AG >14 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov