HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)PIILowContained

USGB, LLC

bd_8545dcde72d3a133 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 28, 2016

Filed

Dec 15, 2016

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for USGB, LLC →

USGB, LLC notified Montana regulators of a data security incident discovered on August 28, 2016. Unauthorized emails were sent from a marketing account, leading to the discovery that a server storing customer contact information was accessed without authorization. Personal information, including names, may have been viewed. USGB engaged forensic experts and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 109 days

Aug 28, 2016

Discovered

Dec 15, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1 affectedView incident

Name: USGB, LLC
norm: usgb
Domain: unitedstatesgoldbureau.com

Name: USGB, LLC
norm: usgb
Domain: unitedstatesgoldbureau.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Aug 28, 2016
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)PII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: notifying certain state regulators of this incident
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an internal investigation
Retained third-party forensic experts to assist in the investigation of the incident
Undertook a thorough analysis of all documents stored on that server
Offering you complimentary access to twelve (12) months of free credit monitoring and identity restoration services with Experian’s® ProtectMyID® Alert product
Changes made: Taken precautionary measures to reduce the likelihood of an incident like this from happening again
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 weeks(109 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/USGB-LLC.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 15, 2016
Raw hash: 929bb6d9e8379dae35c588e42871fe06dc6bc9a481ba468ab77833f4e061426f

Reporting entityUSGB, LLC

Victim entityUSGB, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Aug 28, 2016

Stated responseLaunched an internal investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov