HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceVulnerability ExploitClopZero-DayData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedTargetedMulti-Stage ChainIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

ENSTAR (US) INC.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 21, 2023

Filed

Nov 21, 2023

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

1,274state residents only

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for ENSTAR (US) INC. →3 incidents on file

Enstar (US) Inc. notified South Carolina and other states of a data breach involving the MOVEit Transfer tool. The criminal group 'Clop' exploited a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-34362) to access the server between May 29-31, 2023, and exfiltrated data. Enstar discovered the incident on October 21, 2023, after a comprehensive review. Affected data included names and government identifiers. Enstar reported to law enforcement, engaged forensic specialists, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

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South Carolina clock✓ SC CRA notice due4 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 145 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 31 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

Oct 21, 2023

Discovered

Nov 21, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 10 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGCL0Pbd_1a017539d064cf592023-11-20 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_2ce39d13659765952023-11-20 · +1dVerified
Maine State AGbd_2f917e341fd476ef2023-11-20 · +1dCandidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_5422ea19f588ed7d2023-11-20 · +1dVerified

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Delaware State AGCL0Pbd_b99b5f8fdd50d8882023-11-20 · +1dVerified
Montana State AGCL0Pbd_db593da621ce452b2023-11-20 · +1dCandidate
California State AGbd_e07251a79e93fced2023-11-20 · +1dCandidate
Vermont State AGCL0Pbd_71acf5c1b89c92ab2023-12-19 · +28dVerified
California State AGbd_82abb30f43003e622023-12-21 · +30dVerified

Name: ENSTAR (US) INC.
norm: enstar us

Name: ENSTAR (US) INC.
norm: enstar us
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 21, 2023
Breach occurred: May 29, 2023 – May 31, 2023
Undetected for: 145 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 20, 2023
Affected individuals: 1,274state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access· Clop
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ClopExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reported this incident to law enforcement
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Moved quickly to apply all software updates provided by the vendor
Undertook recommended mitigation steps
Launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party cyber forensic specialists
Reported this incident to law enforcement
Taking steps to implement additional safeguards and review policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Offering you complimentary access to 24 months of credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services through Experian Consumer Services
Changes made: Implement additional safeguards
Review policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(31 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: SC CRA notice due
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 8 states

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Vermont State AGNov 20 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 20 · first

Maine State AGNov 20 · first

New Hampshire State AGNov 20 · first

Delaware State AGNov 20 · first

Montana State AGNov 20 · first

California State AGNov 20 · first

South Carolina State AG+1d · this page

Vermont State AG+29d

California State AG+31d

Pattern: first filing Nov 20 (VT), last Dec 21 (CA) — a 31-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://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Security%20Breach%20Notices/EnstarInc.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 21, 2023
Raw hash: 281e3f6c338e4b58bac68a4f8778b9ade639bcf44df814aa4340a5472407a8bd

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityENSTAR (US) INC.

Victim entityENSTAR (US) INC.

Incidentdiscovered Oct 21, 2023

Stated responseMoved quickly to apply all software updates provided by the vendor

ComplianceSC CRA notice due

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov