HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Scrap Metal Services, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 5, 2021

Filed

Sep 29, 2021

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Scrap Metal Services, LLC →2 incidents on file

Scrap Metal Services, LLC notified Montana residents of a data incident where an unknown actor accessed systems containing names and driver's license numbers between July 28 and August 5, 2021. The company detected the activity on August 5, 2021, engaged forensic specialists, reported to federal law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring services.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 8 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 55 days

Jul 28, 2021

Begins

Aug 5, 2021

Discovered

Sep 29, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

on median

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_fb09b1fb21f3a7412021-09-29Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_772c6458c5dcef342021-10-04 · +5dVerified

Name: Scrap Metal Services, LLC
norm: scrap metal

Name: Scrap Metal Services, LLC
norm: scrap metal
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Aug 5, 2021
Breach occurred: Jul 28, 2021 – Aug 5, 2021
Undetected for: 8 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 29, 2021
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported this incident to federal law enforcement

During the incident: Disconnected systems from the network
Commenced an intensive investigation
Working with third-party forensic specialists
Initiated an exhaustive review of its systems
Reported this incident to federal law enforcement
Notifying individuals and relevant regulators
Offering complimentary access to credit monitoring and identity restoration services
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing existing policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(55 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGSep 29 · first

Montana State AGSep 29 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Sep 29 (IN), last Oct 4 (NH) — a 5-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-17.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 29, 2021
Raw hash: 25ecd7ce7383b6816db140227ab475f398a86f11a27e3fad6ac02e48c778d064

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityScrap Metal Services, LLC

Victim entityScrap Metal Services, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Aug 5, 2021

Stated responseDisconnected systems from the network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov