HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedTargetedAuthenticationFinancial accountIdentity (basic)Government IDPHIHealth (basic)HighContained

Insurance Agency Marketing Services, Inc

bd_ac2f31361d0096dc · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 26, 2024

Filed

Sep 18, 2024

To disclose

21 weeks

Affected

2,013state residents only

Linked

9 records

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for Insurance Agency Marketing Services, Inc →2 incidents on file

Insurance Agency Marketing Services, Inc. reported unauthorized remote access to its computer systems between March 1 and May 3, 2024. The incident exposed names, dates of birth, and Social Security Numbers of approximately 2,013 Washington residents. The company engaged forensic experts, notified the FBI, and offered credit monitoring services.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d21 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 · 56 days

discovery → filing · 21 weeks / 145 days

Mar 1, 2024

Begins

Apr 26, 2024

Discovered

Sep 18, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 9 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by moneymessage about this victim was first seen 125 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitemoneymessagebd_ac947557f60d2a442024-05-16 · +124dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_3a38439b4ab1dcb52024-09-18Verified by operator
Montana State AGbd_a0dc7cc564b041472024-09-18Verified by operator
Wisconsin State AGbd_4aa73ec7c9933f552024-09-20 · +2dVerified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_a5f71f25b5920b972024-09-25 · +7dVerified by operator

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 103d gap

Oregon State AGbd_037b740703cc53a92024-10-14 · +26dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_458d28462f88563a2024-06-07 · +103dVerified by operator

Press reports (1)

Pressmoneymessagebd_786bf99648a8abf32024-05-03 · +138dCandidate

Name: Insurance Agency Marketing Services, Inc
norm: insurance agency marketing
Domain: iamsinc.com

Name: Insurance Agency Marketing Services, Inc
norm: insurance agency marketing
Domain: iamsinc.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 26, 2024
Breach occurred: Mar 1, 2024 – May 3, 2024
Undetected for: 56 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 12, 2024
Affected individuals: 2,013state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberFinancial account numberDate of birthPassport numberHealth insurance IDMedical informationUsername + password
WA-stated cause: Unauthorized Access
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoing
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported the incident to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged third-party cybersecurity experts to remediate, further investigate, and determine the scope of the incident
Launched an investigation
Assessed the security of its systems
Reported the incident to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Changes made: Security enhancements
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 weeks(145 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90dLeak >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 · 7 filings · 7 states

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Indiana State AGJun 7 · first

California State AG+103d

Montana State AG+103d

Washington State AG+103d · this page

Wisconsin State AG+105d

Massachusetts State AG+110d

Oregon State AG+129d

Pattern: first filing Jun 7 (IN), last Oct 14 (OR) — a 129-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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA30611.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 18, 2024
Raw hash: 9d9d3048504f4fc9dc513fb58daf24d59f0b622f96955c93dd021c5369052889

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Press reports (1)

Reporting entityInsurance Agency Marketing Services, Inc

Victim entityInsurance Agency Marketing Services, Inc

Incidentdiscovered Apr 26, 2024

Stated responseEngaged third-party cybersecurity experts to remediate, further investigate, and determine the scope of the incident

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com