HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedData PublishedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Walter's Automotive Group

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 16, 2021

Filed

Aug 19, 2021

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

5state residents only

Linked

7 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Walter's Automotive Group →

Walter's Automotive Group (Audi Ontario and Porsche Ontario) experienced unauthorized network access between June 9-16, 2021. Data was posted on the dark web on July 12, 2021. Affected data likely included SSNs, credit/debit card numbers, and bank account numbers. The company engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 7 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 64 days

Jun 9, 2021

Begins

Jun 16, 2021

Discovered

Aug 19, 2021

Filed

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on median

This filing is one of 7 records about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitevicesocietybd_a6468986fb72f87d2022-01-06 · +140dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_ab4646031dba118d2021-08-19Verified
Maine State AGbd_dde13893024d03d72021-08-19Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_f59ba0bece12fc6e2021-08-19Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_fe7860cff3bb198c2021-08-19Verified by operator

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New Hampshire State AGbd_97d9fa1bbe0afe562021-08-23 · +4dVerified

Name: Walter's Automotive Group
norm: walter s automotive

Name: Walter's Automotive Group
norm: walter s automotive
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jun 16, 2021
Breach occurred: Jun 9, 2021 – Jun 16, 2021
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 5state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Contained and secured the threat
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Notified law enforcement
Launched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals
Offering a complimentary one-year membership in Equifax® Credit WatchTM Gold
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of your personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(64 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 · 6 states

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California State AGAug 19 · first

Maine State AGAug 19 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 19 · first

Indiana State AGAug 19 · first

Montana State AGAug 19 · first · this page

New Hampshire 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/notificationLetter-61.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 19, 2021
Raw hash: 1ec7f58186bce10bc386bb43f5b93aea58c44ab3a581c6306cd0d6f2b5362532

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWalter's Automotive Group

Victim entityWalter's Automotive Group

Incidentdiscovered Jun 16, 2021

Stated responseContained and secured the threat

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov