HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Forward Bank

bd_ba0aece616e73e84 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 10, 2023

Filed

Nov 17, 2023

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

27state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Forward Bank →

Forward Bank notified Montana residents of a data incident where files were acquired without authorization on or about September 6, 2023. The bank discovered the incident on September 10, 2023, and identified customer PII in the affected data by October 27, 2023. The bank engaged cybersecurity experts, notified the FBI and FDIC, and offered credit monitoring services.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 4 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 68 days

Sep 6, 2023

Begins

Sep 10, 2023

Discovered

Nov 17, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

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

Maine State AGbd_462df3183ef868e22023-11-17Candidate
Vermont State AGbd_4839ae3c1fdbd7b72023-11-17Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_8d5ef81d59fcdbbd2023-11-17Verified

Name: Forward Bank
norm: forward bank
Domain: forward.bank

Name: Forward Bank
norm: forward bank
Domain: forward.bank
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 10, 2023
Breach occurred: Sep 6, 2023
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 17, 2023
Affected individuals: 27state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationNotified the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged cybersecurity experts to assist with the process
Implemented measures to enhance network security
Notified the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance network security and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(68 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

View merged incident ↗

Maine State AGNov 17 · first

Vermont State AGNov 17 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 17 · first

Montana State AGNov 17 · 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-860.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 17, 2023
Raw hash: 2b8ab76ca92736691ccb7eaa422c407cb89ef8b9395c4bfefa4ecfd781b92eb0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityForward Bank

Victim entityForward Bank

Incidentdiscovered Sep 10, 2023

Stated responseEngaged cybersecurity experts to assist with the process

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov