HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceTargetedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Ethos Group Holdings, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 1, 2022

Filed

Nov 2, 2022

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

39,864state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

71%

Full breach record for Ethos Group Holdings, Inc. →

Ethos Group, Inc. reported a cyberattack in Washington where an unknown actor accessed consumer data between July 30-31, 2022. The incident was discovered on August 1, 2022. Data exposed included names, driver's license numbers, and dates of birth. Approximately 39,864 Washington residents were notified on November 2, 2022. Ethos engaged third-party cybersecurity specialists and is implementing additional safeguards.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d13 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 93 days

Jul 30, 2022

Begins

Aug 1, 2022

Discovered

Nov 2, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_496cf555cfc461c52022-11-02Candidate
Montana State AGbd_76cb84fcace955512022-11-02Verified
California State AGbd_793327688fe8b3852022-11-02Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_85f92772993385b62022-11-02Verified

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Maine State AGbd_923f14acb9b4cc762022-11-02Verified
South Carolina State AGbd_953be4d3444c0d112022-11-02Verified
Indiana State AGbd_c2f5d561ccb73b912022-11-02Verified

Name: Ethos Group Holdings, Inc.
norm: ethos group

Name: Ethos Group Holdings, Inc.
norm: ethos group
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 1, 2022
Breach occurred: Jul 30, 2022 – Jul 31, 2022
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 2, 2022
Affected individuals: 39,864state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: NameDriver's licence numberDate of birth
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators

During the incident: Launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity specialists
Completed a comprehensive review, with third-party vendor support, of all the data that could have been potentially viewed or taken
Providing potentially impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing individuals with information on how to place a fraud alert and credit freeze on one’s credit file
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Providing written notice of this incident to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewing our existing policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(93 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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Oregon State AGNov 2 · first

Montana State AGNov 2 · first

California State AGNov 2 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 2 · first

Maine State AGNov 2 · first

South Carolina State AGNov 2 · first

Indiana State AGNov 2 · first

Washington State AGNov 2 · first · 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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA16013.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 2, 2022
Raw hash: b72f06732f8d21c70f7b6c337ced109ee0c96ba14c4fe744a4659c1d989def25

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEthos Group Holdings, Inc.

Victim entityEthos Group Holdings, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 1, 2022

Stated responseLaunched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity specialists

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com