HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsLowContained

National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 13, 2020

Filed

Mar 31, 2020

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence →

ASE confirmed on Feb 13, 2020, that an unauthorized actor placed malicious code on its checkout page, capturing customer payment card information (name, address, card number, expiration, CVV) for transactions between Dec 18, 2019, and Feb 13, 2020. ASE removed the code and secured the webpage.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 57 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 47 days

Dec 18, 2019

Begins

Feb 13, 2020

Discovered

Mar 31, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_cc0d412a61f8a7ed2020-03-31Verified
Montana State AGbd_edf241d1728c0ca22020-03-31Candidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_781a32e5d614e96b2020-04-06 · +6dVerified

Name: National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence
norm: national institute for automotive service excellence
Domain: aseinternational.org

Name: National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence
norm: national institute for automotive service excellence
Domain: aseinternational.org
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 13, 2020
Breach occurred: Dec 18, 2019 – Feb 13, 2020
Undetected for: 57 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1189 Drive-by Compromise
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Worked with an outside forensics expert to investigate these reports
Removed the malicious code to prevent any further issues
Secured the webpage
Changes made: Taking additional steps to further secure the website
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(47 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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Massachusetts State AGMar 31 · first

Montana State AGMar 31 · first

California State AGMar 31 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Mar 31 (MA), last Apr 6 (NH) — a 6-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-188761
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 31, 2020
Raw hash: 680b2185daedc88a0184f3109e79056b4ef96f466aaaa9a0c8feabcb72f9c659

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNational Institute for Automotive Service Excellence

Victim entityNational Institute for Automotive Service Excellence

Incidentdiscovered Feb 13, 2020

Stated responseWorked with an outside forensics expert to investigate these reports

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov