HackingOtherStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 1, 2024

Filed

Oct 3, 2024

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected · nationwide

6801 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, INC. →3 incidents on file

Universal Music Group reported a data breach occurring on July 15, 2024, discovered in early July 2024. Unauthorized access to an internal application resulted in the exfiltration of names and Social Security numbers affecting 680 individuals. UMG engaged third-party forensic experts and outside counsel. Affected individuals were notified on October 3, 2024, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring via Experian.

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Incident timeline

Jul 15, 2024

Begins

Oct 3, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_106976700dd702d62024-10-03Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_8ec6d91e759f81d62024-10-03Verified
Vermont State AGbd_aa8098ed749c080c2024-10-03Verified

Name: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, INC.
norm: universal music

Name: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, INC.
norm: universal music
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Jul 1, 2024
Breach occurred: Jul 15, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 3, 2024
Affected individuals: 680state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged third-party experts to investigate and assist with remediation
Engaged a data-review firm to review the exfiltrated data
Worked with outside counsel
Worked with a leading cybersecurity firm to help investigate the unauthorized activity and further secure our systems
Changes made: Secured our systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(94 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Montana State AGOct 3 · first

New Hampshire State AGOct 3 · first

Vermont State AGOct 3 · first

Maine State AGOct 3 · 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/0df40dc0-ff18-490e-b157-ffb480282487.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 3, 2024
Raw hash: 880e779dbd3ce0317fb94ee23bfbfc20dd9fc2342a84ac1772440a2951c317dd

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityUNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, INC.

Victim entityUNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 1, 2024

Stated responseEngaged third-party experts to investigate and assist with remediation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov