HackingTechnologyInformationStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)LowContained

AXEL Royal LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 3, 2022

Filed

Aug 24, 2022

To disclose

21 days

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for AXEL Royal LLC →

AXEL Royal LLC notified Montana residents of a security incident where an unauthorized actor accessed its network between Feb 8 and Mar 7, 2022, copying files containing names and addresses. The company engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, enhanced security controls (MFA, password policy), and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 176 days

discovery → filing · 21 days

Feb 8, 2022

Begins

Aug 3, 2022

Discovered

Aug 24, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

16 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

Indiana State AGbd_228a420842aaf90d2022-08-24Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_88e754982d6f76ee2022-08-24Verified

Name: AXEL Royal LLC
norm: axel royal

Name: AXEL Royal LLC
norm: axel royal
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Aug 3, 2022
Breach occurred: Feb 8, 2022 – Mar 7, 2022
Undetected for: 176 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 23, 2022
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: promptly notified law enforcement authorities
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation with assistance from third-party digital forensics specialists
Promptly notified law enforcement authorities
Resetting passwords
Revising our password policy to increase complexity
Enforcing multi-factor authentication for access to email company-wide
Providing additional training to employees
Providing you with 12 months of complimentary access to credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian
Changes made: Reviewing our existing policies and procedures related to data security
Providing additional training to employees to mitigate any risk associated with this incident and to better prevent future incidents
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 days(21 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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Indiana State AGAug 24 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 24 · first

Montana State AGAug 24 · 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-Notification-Letter-513.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 24, 2022
Raw hash: 3937d4af4e7ca7c1860399cb66e10851dbbb7277b83b728250008a9db65a5364

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAXEL Royal LLC

Victim entityAXEL Royal LLC

Incidentdiscovered Aug 3, 2022

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with assistance from third-party digital forensics specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov