HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumResolved

BH Automotive, LLC

bd_aa64b4d5c49e1f39 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 19, 2021

Filed

Apr 4, 2022

To disclose

50 weeks

Affected

11state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for BH Automotive, LLC →

BH Automotive, LLC (a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Automotive, Inc.) notified customers and employees of multiple dealerships that unauthorized access occurred between April 12-21, 2021. The actor viewed and copied files containing PII and government IDs. Discovery was April 19, 2021. Notices were sent January 13, 2022, offering 12 months of Kroll identity monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 7 days

discovery → filing · 50 weeks / 350 days

Apr 12, 2021

Begins

Apr 19, 2021

Discovered

Apr 4, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+42 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_221be1b8d3771bdb2022-04-04Verified
Maine State AGbd_6970060acb1ee1322022-04-04Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_a7e60eb81e1417522022-04-04Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_a52ae4b89f0defaa2022-04-08 · +4dVerified

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Illinois State AGbd_abc3645ca0d476382022-01-01 · +93dCandidate

Name: Berkshire Hathaway Automotive, Inc.
norm: berkshire hathaway automotive

Name: BH Automotive, LLC
norm: bh automotive
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Apr 19, 2021
Breach occurred: Apr 12, 2021 – Apr 21, 2021
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 13, 2022
Affected individuals: 11state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Took steps to implement additional safeguards
Reviewed policies and procedures related to data privacy and security
Provided access to 12 months of identity monitoring services through Kroll
Changes made: Implemented additional safeguards
Reviewed policies and procedures related to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 50 weeks(350 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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Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

Indiana State AG+93d

Maine State AG+93d

Massachusetts State AG+93d

Montana State AG+93d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+97d

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Apr 8 (NH) — a 97-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-291.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 4, 2022
Raw hash: 6cd8a1dc95102d2863c7692d90e140e7477c6d71beebca79df0d11709e941ee6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBerkshire Hathaway Automotive, Inc.

Victim entityBH Automotive, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 19, 2021

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

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov