MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailRansomwareSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedFinancial accountCredentialsLowActive

Audio Advisor, Inc.

bd_b254a87d9fc9a180 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 2, 2022

Filed

Sep 16, 2022

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

67state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Audio Advisor, Inc. →3 incidents on file

Audio Advisor, Inc. notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a data security incident involving its third-party payment processor, Freestyle Solutions, Inc. Malware on Freestyle's servers compromised payment card information (card number, CVV, expiration) for customers who shopped between September 18, 2020, and February 3, 2022. 67 New Hampshire residents were identified as affected. Freestyle engaged forensic experts, removed the malware, and notified law enforcement. Audio Advisor issued notices to affected residents.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 683 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 45 days

Sep 18, 2020

Begins

Aug 2, 2022

Discovered

Sep 16, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

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

Part of FreeStyle Solutions supply-chain incident (2022) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_96937d83290138662022-09-16Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_de5de718d00976ef2022-09-16Verified

Name: Miller Johnson
norm: miller johnson
Domain: millerjohnson.com

Name: Audio Advisor, Inc.
norm: audio advisor
Domain: audioadvisor.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Aug 2, 2022
Breach occurred: Sep 18, 2020 – Feb 3, 2022
Undetected for: 683 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 16, 2022
Affected individuals: 67state-resident count only
Data types: Financial accountCredentials
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Bureau
Third party: via Freestyle Solutions, Inc.
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Freestyle retained reputable data security experts to conduct a thorough investigation
Freestyle initiated an investigation and removed malware found on servers
Audio Advisor commenced its own internal investigation
Audio Advisor is distributing the enclosed notice to affected residents
Freestyle notified federal law enforcement authorities
Freestyle coordinated with payment card companies to protect cardholders
Changes made: Freestyle took steps to identify and block the malware operating on Audio Advisor’s server
Additional steps were taken to block the unauthorized activity and to safeguard against future unauthorized activity
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(45 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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Maine State AGSep 16 · first

Indiana State AGSep 16 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 16 · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/audio-advisor-20220916.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 16, 2022
Raw hash: 945c1705fad3c21b95f410ef240fb07ab33153d910db289090040702f7ba6789

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMiller Johnson

Victim entityAudio Advisor, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 2, 2022

Stated responseFreestyle retained reputable data security experts to conduct a thorough investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov