HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

United Marketing Group, LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 12, 2022

Filed

Jul 13, 2022

To disclose

26 weeks

Affected

4,639state residents only

Confidence

71%

Full breach record for United Marketing Group, LLC →

United Marketing, Inc. reported a cybersecurity incident affecting 4,639 Washington residents. Unauthorized access to employee email accounts occurred between April 9 and December 28, 2021. The breach exposed names, SSNs, driver's licenses, and financial account numbers. The incident was discovered on January 12, 2022, and notifications were mailed on July 13, 2022.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d26 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 278 days

discovery → filing · 26 weeks / 182 days

Apr 9, 2021

Begins

Jan 12, 2022

Discovered

Jul 13, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed4,639 affectedView incident

Name: United Marketing Group, LLC
norm: united marketing

Name: United Marketing Group, LLC
norm: united marketing
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 12, 2022
Breach occurred: Apr 9, 2021 – Dec 28, 2021
Undetected for: 278 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 13, 2022
Affected individuals: 4,639state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberFinancial account number
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 200-299dexposure 200-299d
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure its email environment
Began an investigation
A cybersecurity firm was engaged to assist
Conducted a review of the contents of the email accounts
Established a dedicated, toll-free call center
Changes made: Implemented additional measures to enhance its existing security protocols
Continuing to train its employees to be aware of these types of incidents
Offering complimentary one-year subscriptions to credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity restoration services through Kroll
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 weeks(182 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA12658.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 13, 2022
Raw hash: d5e0a5cf377d21507fda6660afa4c169bc948e2199018487ab9b89b8faebd1dd

Reporting entityUnited Marketing Group, LLC

Victim entityUnited Marketing Group, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jan 12, 2022

Stated responseTook steps to secure its email environment

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com