HackingOtherData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The Salvation Army, A New York Corporation

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 24, 2025

Filed

Aug 27, 2025

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

The Salvation Army reported a data security incident detected on May 24, 2025, involving unauthorized third-party access to its network. The investigation concluded on August 8, 2025, confirming the acquisition of personal information including names, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers. The organization engaged forensic specialists, notified the FBI, and is offering 12 months of credit monitoring services to affected individuals.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday14 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 95 days

May 24, 2025

Discovered

Aug 27, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_aff5f1428e993a462025-08-27Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_f3d18c4d65a25b4c2025-08-27Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_123d577b1ee37c272025-08-28 · +1dVerified

Name: The Salvation Army, A New York Corporation
norm: the salvation army
Domain: salvationarmyusa.org

Name: The Salvation Army, A New York Corporation
norm: the salvation army
Domain: salvationarmyusa.org
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: May 24, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 27, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the FBI and are fully cooperating with their investigation
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged third-party forensic specialists to assist us with securing the network environment and investigating the extent of any unauthorized activity
Reviewed and reinforced our security controls across the environment, including administrative, technical, and physical measures
Notified the FBI and are fully cooperating with their investigation
Providing access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Changes made: Reviewed and reinforced our security controls across the environment, including administrative, technical, and physical measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(95 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGAug 27 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 27 · first

Vermont State AGAug 27 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-08-27-salvation-army-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 27, 2025
Raw hash: 60ade828af7eb18792b514d7daafd0b439ae173ca20c6e749f82d40b9e02b819

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Salvation Army, A New York Corporation

Victim entityThe Salvation Army, A New York Corporation

Incidentdiscovered May 24, 2025

Stated responseEngaged third-party forensic specialists to assist us with securing the network environment and investigating the extent of any unauthorized activity

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov