HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailSQL InjectionTargetedPIIPCIIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsLowContained

Adventist Media Center d/b/a It Is Written

bd_947fc5a5f0259ade · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 23, 2023

Filed

May 16, 2023

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Adventist Media Center d/b/a It Is Written →

Adventist Media Center dba It Is Written notified Montana residents of a data security incident affecting its online retail website. Between Feb 8 and Mar 23, 2023, malicious code captured payment card data, names, and contact info. The company removed the code, reset credentials, and engaged external investigators.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 43 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 54 days

Feb 8, 2023

Begins

Mar 23, 2023

Discovered

May 16, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_109329873e5437eb2023-05-15 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_b2f485ce82beebd42023-05-18 · +2dVerified
Maine State AGbd_2181b81b0441bdab2023-05-08 · +8dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_edd5357c184493e62023-05-05 · +11dVerified

Name: Adventist Media Center d/b/a It Is Written
norm: adventist media center d b a it is written

Name: Adventist Media Center d/b/a It Is Written
norm: adventist media center d b a it is written
Also named: Adventist Media Centerdba oflegal entity
It Is Writtendba oftrade name
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Mar 23, 2023
Breach occurred: Feb 8, 2023 – Mar 23, 2023
Undetected for: 43 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 5, 2023
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: PIIPCIIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1056 Input Capture
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Removed the malicious code
Removed the compromised access credentials
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation into the incident in consultation with external providers
Implemented enhanced security safeguards
Conducting ongoing monitoring of our retail website
Changes made: Implemented enhanced security safeguards to help protect against similar intrusions
Conducting ongoing monitoring of our retail website to ensure that it remains secure and clear of any malicious activity
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(54 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGMay 5 · first

Maine State AG+3d

New Hampshire State AG+10d

Montana State AG+11d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+13d

Pattern: first filing May 5 (IN), last May 18 (MA) — a 13-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-288.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 16, 2023
Raw hash: 1e87fe389d4ed6e7510fd60515723f37536fec5851a731bb4342e0a854cc05a8

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAdventist Media Center d/b/a It Is Written

Victim entityAdventist Media Center d/b/a It Is Written

Incidentdiscovered Mar 23, 2023

Stated responseRemoved the malicious code

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov