MalwareManufacturingManufacturingRansomwareData EncryptedTargetedPIIIdentity (basic)MinorMediumContained

Ascendum Machinery

bd_b7ff64085057d30a · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 28, 2023

Filed

Jan 18, 2024

To disclose

34 weeks

Affected

10state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Ascendum Machinery →

Ascendum Machinery, Inc. notified individuals of a security incident where an unauthorized actor accessed its network between May 27-28, 2023, resulting in encrypted files (ransomware). The incident involved PII and minor data. Ascendum engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring services. Notification letters were sent starting November 22, 2023.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 34 weeks / 235 days

May 27, 2023

Begins

May 28, 2023

Discovered

Jan 18, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+23 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitealphvbd_a9e1b97af27dd2dd2023-07-18 · +183dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_2c031f4efaa9edb92024-01-18Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_f10bb9cdb2ee3d2c2024-01-18Verified

Name: Ascendum Machinery
norm: ascendum machinery
Domain: ascendummachinery.com

Name: Ascendum Machinery
norm: ascendum machinery
Domain: ascendummachinery.com
Industry: Manufacturingllm

Discovered: May 28, 2023
Breach occurred: May 27, 2023 – May 28, 2023
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 22, 2023
Affected individuals: 10state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Minor
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reported this incident to law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Reported this incident to law enforcement
Taking steps to implement additional safeguards and review policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Providing you with access to ## months of credit monitoring and identity protection services through Experian at no cost
Changes made: Implement additional safeguards
Review policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 34 weeks(235 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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Indiana State AGJan 18 · first

Massachusetts State AGJan 18 · first

Montana State AGJan 18 · 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-1032.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 18, 2024
Raw hash: 5cf27fb0c7cf4c859ad4b3959ed78da94ed820d1e54254ab78be7f02653e105c

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAscendum Machinery

Victim entityAscendum Machinery

Incidentdiscovered May 28, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov