MalwareRetail & ConsumerTechnologyRetailRansomwareStolen CredentialsSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedMulti-Stage ChainFinancial accountIdentity (basic)LowContained

Avanti Markets

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jul 4, 2017

Filed

Jul 24, 2017

To disclose

20 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Avanti Markets →

Avanti Markets, Inc. notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a malware incident affecting third-party vendor kiosks. The attack, discovered July 4, 2017, originated from a compromised workstation of a third-party vendor's employee (supply chain). Malware was active from July 2-4, 2017, potentially capturing payment card numbers, expiration dates, and names. No biometric data was compromised. Avanti engaged forensic investigators, notified the FBI and Secret Service, shut down payment processing, and offered credit monitoring. The total number of affected individuals was undetermined at the time of filing.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 20 days

Jul 2, 2017

Begins

Jul 4, 2017

Discovered

Jul 24, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

5 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

California State AGbd_77961bbecd28156d2017-07-24Verified
Oregon State AGbd_8f8c576f392066aa2017-07-24Candidate
Washington State AGbd_9d14aa6a181faf722017-07-24Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_684a7b4b344d25ce2017-07-25 · +1dVerified

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South Carolina State AGbd_86b7ec17a8a7c93d2017-07-25 · +1dVerified
Montana State AGbd_a98312eecf51881e2017-07-25 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_7bafe654a0a199d82017-08-30 · +37dVerified
California State AGbd_67b0ef2bc6bb12372017-10-05 · +73dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_b9c4f57f856c75aa2017-10-05 · +73dVerified

Name: Avanti Markets
norm: avanti markets

Name: Avanti Markets
norm: avanti markets
Industry: Retail & ConsumerllmTechnologyllm

Discovered: Jul 4, 2017
Breach occurred: Jul 2, 2017 – Jul 4, 2017
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 7, 2017
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Financial accountIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid AccountsT1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the Federal Bureau of InvestigationNotified the United States Secret ServiceAlerting applicable state agencies of this incident
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Engaged a nationally-recognized forensic investigation team
Commenced an investigation to determine the scope of this incident
In communication with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Secret Service
Disabled / removed the malware
Shut down payment processing at some locations
Advised operators to disconnect the card readers on the kiosks
Provided a notice for operators to display on the kiosks
Deployed a sophisticated endpoint monitoring system
Provided initial notice to affected individuals via its website
Provided additional notice via state-wide media
Made credit monitoring services available to affected consumers at no cost
Changed passwords and other related measures
Retained outside legal counsel
Setting up a call center to answer questions
Changes made: Working with operators to purge impacted systems of any malware
Significantly advanced the implementation schedule of its end-to-end encryption solution for the kiosks
Continuing to assess and modify its privacy and data security policies and procedures
Updating all Antivirus Protocols and SW patching
Continually scanning sample kiosks across the network for anomalies
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 days(20 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 7 states

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California State AGJul 24 · first

Oregon State AGJul 24 · first

Washington State AGJul 24 · first

New Hampshire State AGJul 24 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

South Carolina State AG+1d

Montana State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+37d

California State AG+73d

New Hampshire State AG+73d

Pattern: first filing Jul 24 (CA), last Oct 5 (NH) — a 73-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/avanti-markets-20170724.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 24, 2017
Raw hash: 1d8c14cbf24f98519ab51242b46250d3dfbc75f81c6ba4cada611fdf25f1d7d1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAvanti Markets

Victim entityAvanti Markets

Incidentdiscovered Jul 4, 2017

Stated responseEngaged a nationally-recognized forensic investigation team

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov