HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Choice Technologies

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 1, 2022

Filed

Oct 17, 2023

To disclose

14 months

Affected

2state residents only

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Choice Technologies →

Choice Technologies, Inc. notified Montana residents of a security incident where unauthorized access occurred between July 22 and September 23, 2022. The breach potentially exposed names and Social Security Numbers. Choice engaged third-party specialists, reported to law enforcement, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring. No evidence of misuse was found.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 41 days

discovery → filing · 14 months / 411 days

Jul 22, 2022

Begins

Sep 1, 2022

Discovered

Oct 17, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+41 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2 affectedView incident

Name: Choice Technologies
norm: choice technologies

Name: Choice Technologies
norm: choice technologies
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 1, 2022
Breach occurred: Jul 22, 2022 – Sep 23, 2022
Undetected for: 41 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 17, 2023
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported this incident to law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure our environment
Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party specialists
Conducted a review of the contents of the impacted systems
Reviewed existing security policies
Implemented additional measures to further protect against similar incidents
Reported this incident to law enforcement
Provided access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Provided proactive fraud assistance through Identity Force
Changes made: Reviewing existing security policies
Implemented additional measures to further protect against similar incidents
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 months(411 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/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-771.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 17, 2023
Raw hash: fe15f8fbb5cd506bc9aad0b0e94fbce8b213b260c69f62c85fc32a57e9a15301

Reporting entityChoice Technologies

Victim entityChoice Technologies

Incidentdiscovered Sep 1, 2022

Stated responseTook steps to secure our environment

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov