HackingOtherTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Scrap Metal Services, LLC

bd_772c6458c5dcef34 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 5, 2021

Filed

Oct 4, 2021

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Scrap Metal Services, LLC →2 incidents on file

Scrap Metal Services, LLC notified the NH AG of unauthorized access to systems between July 28 and August 5, 2021, discovered August 5, 2021. One NH resident affected; data included name and driver's license. SMS engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and provided 1 year of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 8 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 60 days

Jul 28, 2021

Begins

Aug 5, 2021

Discovered

Oct 4, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

on median

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

Montana State AGbd_a548e587a066fa792021-09-29 · +5dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_fb09b1fb21f3a7412021-09-29 · +5dVerified

Name: Scrap Metal Services, LLC
norm: scrap metal

Name: Scrap Metal Services, LLC
norm: scrap metal
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Aug 5, 2021
Breach occurred: Jul 28, 2021 – Aug 5, 2021
Undetected for: 8 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 29, 2021
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the New Hampshire Attorney GeneralReported this incident to federal law enforcement

During the incident: Disconnected systems from the network
Commenced an intensive investigation that included working with third-party forensic specialists
Notified law enforcement
Providing access to credit monitoring services for one (1) year, through IDX
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing existing policies and procedures to reduce the likelihood of a similar future event
Implementing additional safeguards to reduce the likelihood of similar events in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(60 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Montana State AGSep 29 · first

Indiana State AGSep 29 · first

New Hampshire State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing Sep 29 (MT), last Oct 4 (NH) — a 5-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/scrap-metal-services-2021104.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 4, 2021
Raw hash: a78a18893e9677073864268a1a65b40bcbf87b330d183aaa58433866327d574e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityScrap Metal Services, LLC

Victim entityScrap Metal Services, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Aug 5, 2021

Stated responseDisconnected systems from the network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov