HackingTechnologyInformationStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Paxton Media Group

bd_84621014f9694f57 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 20, 2021

Filed

Jul 28, 2021

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected

6state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Paxton Media Group →2 incidents on file

Paxton Media Group notified individuals of a cyber-attack where an unauthorized actor copied information between Feb 26 and Mar 20, 2021. Discovered Mar 20, 2021. Data included names and variable text (likely PII). Notices sent July 28, 2021. Remediation included technical safeguards and employee training. Credit monitoring offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 22 days

discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 130 days

Feb 26, 2021

Begins

Mar 20, 2021

Discovered

Jul 28, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

on median

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_b7f3946629edc95f2021-07-28Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_1f0769efaa96fcd12021-08-04 · +7dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_c4001b200115d6bf2021-06-28 · +30dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_46bc3c5111b18c9a2021-06-24 · +34dVerified

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Indiana State AGbd_f01100a83f44494e2021-06-24 · +34dVerified

Name: Paxton Media Group
norm: paxton media

Name: Paxton Media Group
norm: paxton media
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Mar 20, 2021
Breach occurred: Feb 26, 2021 – Mar 20, 2021
Undetected for: 22 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 28, 2021
Affected individuals: 6state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Commenced an investigation to determine the full nature and scope of the incident
Secured our network
Worked to add further technical safeguards to our environment
Took immediate steps to secure our systems against the attack
Conduct a diligent investigation into the full nature and scope of the incident
Implementing additional training and education to our employees regarding cyber threats
Offering you complimentary access to credit monitoring through IDX
Changes made: Add further technical safeguards to our environment
Implementing additional training and education to our employees regarding cyber threats
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 weeks(130 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Massachusetts State AGJun 24 · first

Indiana State AGJun 24 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d

Maine State AG+34d

Montana State AG+34d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+41d

Pattern: first filing Jun 24 (MA), last Aug 4 (NH) — a 41-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/a-notif-121.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 28, 2021
Raw hash: 245b0ddbfefc38d98646a95f18dfec2bb25c1c3f9f8a69c5bfea02e6b0d74e5c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPaxton Media Group

Victim entityPaxton Media Group

Incidentdiscovered Mar 20, 2021

Stated responseCommenced an investigation to determine the full nature and scope of the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov