AccidentalFinancial ServicesFinanceMisconfigurationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

ANCHOR LOANS, LP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 7, 2016

Filed

Dec 9, 2016

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for ANCHOR LOANS, LP →2 incidents on file

On November 7, 2016, Anchor Loans LP discovered that a security researcher accessed a publicly exposed database containing personal information including names, addresses, SSNs, and bank account details. The company reconfigured the database, removed it from the internet, and engaged a security firm. Affected individuals were offered one year of credit monitoring.

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California clockDiscovered Nov 7, 2016 → Notified Dec 5, 201628d ✓ CA 60-day OK5 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 32 days

Nov 7, 2016

Begins

Nov 7, 2016

Discovered

Dec 9, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_2b35d49234435c652016-12-09Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_5e084a6c70b929682016-12-09Verified

Name: ANCHOR LOANS, LP
norm: anchor loans

Name: ANCHOR LOANS, LP
norm: anchor loans
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 7, 2016
Breach occurred: Nov 7, 2016
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 5, 2016
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Misconfiguration
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Reconfigured the database and moved to secure the data
Removed the database that was improperly accessed from the internet
Contracted with a security consulting firm to identify and rectify any vulnerabilities
Partnered with Equifax to provide Credit Watch Gold identity theft protection product for one year at no charge
Changes made: Implemented industry best practice security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(32 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 28d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Nov 7, 2016
→ Notified: Dec 5, 2016
28d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Nov 7, 2016 → Notified: Dec 5, 2016	28d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGDec 9 · first

New Hampshire State AGDec 9 · first

California State AGDec 9 · first · 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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-65361
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 9, 2016
Raw hash: 419a736f706a3bf42e16de90d79436fddc1fc80c87ba070df3aa9763e2007633

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityANCHOR LOANS, LP

Victim entityANCHOR LOANS, LP

Incidentdiscovered Nov 7, 2016

Stated responseReconfigured the database and moved to secure the data

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov