HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedData PublishedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Walter's Automotive Group

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 16, 2021

Filed

Aug 23, 2021

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Walter's Automotive Group →

Walter’s Automotive Group notified the NH Attorney General of unauthorized network access occurring between June 9-16, 2021, detected on June 16. Data (names, SSNs, driver's licenses) was exfiltrated and posted on the dark web. One NH resident affected. Notifications sent August 19, 2021, offering credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 7 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 68 days

Jun 9, 2021

Begins

Jun 16, 2021

Discovered

Aug 23, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitevicesocietybd_a6468986fb72f87d2022-01-06 · +136dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_850710cd8eae12fc2021-08-19 · +4dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_ab4646031dba118d2021-08-19 · +4dVerified
Maine State AGbd_dde13893024d03d72021-08-19 · +4dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_f59ba0bece12fc6e2021-08-19 · +4dVerified by operator

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Indiana State AGbd_fe7860cff3bb198c2021-08-19 · +4dVerified by operator

Name: Walter's Automotive Group
norm: walter s automotive

Name: Walter's Automotive Group
norm: walter s automotive
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jun 16, 2021
Breach occurred: Jun 9, 2021 – Jun 16, 2021
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 19, 2021
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the Attorney General, New Hampshire
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Contained and secured the threat
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Notified law enforcement
Launched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals
Providing the affected residents with written notification
Offering the affected residents complimentary one-year membership with a credit monitoring service
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its practices to enhance the security and privacy of the personal information it maintains
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(68 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Montana State AGAug 19 · first

California State AGAug 19 · first

Maine State AGAug 19 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 19 · first

Indiana State AGAug 19 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d · this page

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/walters-automotive-group-20210823.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 23, 2021
Raw hash: b682dd5152eae8a0fa70790d45cb84533c1f93b7abecb9db11cf240d282b2e5e

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWalter's Automotive Group

Victim entityWalter's Automotive Group

Incidentdiscovered Jun 16, 2021

Stated responseContained and secured the threat

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov