HackingTechnologyInformationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Penny Publications

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 8, 2023

Filed

Nov 3, 2023

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Penny Publications →

Penny Publications LLC reported a data security incident on August 3, 2023, where an unknown third party gained unauthorized access to its network. The incident exposed names, Social Security numbers, and banking information. The company engaged forensic consultants, secured systems, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring via Experian.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday12 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

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 87 days

Aug 3, 2023

Begins

Aug 8, 2023

Discovered

Nov 3, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by akira about this victim predates this filing by 67 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteakirabd_81dd49200ac540a32023-08-28 · +67dCandidate

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_2d55d46530713a4e2023-11-06 · +3dVerified by operator
Montana State AGbd_74bd6ca699e191592023-11-06 · +3dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_ee784c58ec87c8c72023-11-06 · +3dVerified by operator

Name: Penny Publications
norm: penny publications

Name: Penny Publications
norm: penny publications
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Aug 8, 2023
Breach occurred: Aug 3, 2023 – Aug 8, 2023
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Nov 3, 2023
Notification sent: Nov 3, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notice with Vermont Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged forensic consultants to investigate the root of the incident
Secured its systems
Offering 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing information security policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(87 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >30d
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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Vermont State AGNov 3 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+3d

Montana State AG+3d

Maine State AG+3d

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/2023-11-03-penny-publications-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 3, 2023
Raw hash: 8cab72f8163c5fe6b3ef7fd39887fce09a13c3540d602d581869ac460092dfd6

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPenny Publications

Victim entityPenny Publications

Incidentdiscovered Aug 8, 2023

Stated responseEngaged forensic consultants to investigate the root of the incident

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov