HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesDelayed DiscoveryCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Automotive Recovery Services. Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 1, 2015

Filed

Jul 6, 2015

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

1,641state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Automotive Recovery Services. Inc. →

Automotive Recovery Services, Inc. (dba Vehicle Donation Processing Center) notified the NH AG of a security incident where an intruder may have accessed a legacy server containing donor PII (names, addresses, SSNs, driver's licenses) between Jan-Mar 2015. Discovered June 1, 2015. ~1,641 NH residents affected. No evidence of misuse found. 12 months credit monitoring offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 151 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 35 days

Jan 1, 2015

Begins

Jun 1, 2015

Discovered

Jul 6, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

13 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_1d18cd4f39ef11832015-07-06Verified
South Carolina State AGbd_bbaea8979431c03a2015-07-07 · +1dCandidate
Hawaii State AGbd_867d23aad23b34f52015-07-09 · +3dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_f0b056337d7829232015-07-10 · +4dVerified

Name: Automotive Recovery Services. Inc.
norm: automotive recovery

Name: Automotive Recovery Services. Inc.
norm: automotive recovery
Also named: Automotive Recovery Services, Inc.dba oflegal entity
Vehicle Donation Processing Centerdba oftrade name
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 1, 2015
Breach occurred: Jan 1, 2015 – Mar 31, 2015
Undetected for: 151 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 6, 2015
Affected individuals: 1,641state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General

During the incident: Quarantined the malware
Engaged third party forensics investigator
Providing notice to all affected donors
Providing 12 months of identity protection and credit monitoring services through AllClear ID at no cost
Changes made: Continuing to assess its systems
Actively reviewing its procedures to ensure that personally identifiable information is protected
Refining security programs and implementing additional security layers
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(35 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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California State AGJul 6 · first

New Hampshire State AGJul 6 · first · this page

South Carolina State AG+1d

Hawaii State AG+3d

Massachusetts State AG+4d

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/automotive-recovery-services-20150706.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 6, 2015
Raw hash: 6576561db4f8222b940be8fbdd2016b8bca0ab0e8fe5f7e5348afe4d92306a1f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAutomotive Recovery Services. Inc.

Victim entityAutomotive Recovery Services. Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jun 1, 2015

Stated responseQuarantined the malware

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov