HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 29, 2021

Filed

Mar 5, 2021

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association →

The American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association (AAFMAA) notified South Carolina consumers of a cybersecurity incident occurring between January 28-31, 2021. An unauthorized actor accessed AAFMAA systems, viewing/removing files containing names and government IDs. AAFMAA engaged the FBI, secured systems, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring. 242 Rhode Island residents were explicitly identified as affected.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 35 days

Jan 28, 2021

Begins

Jan 29, 2021

Discovered

Mar 5, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 10 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_0255177638a7670f2021-03-05Verified
Montana State AGbd_5ad6c774208b6e842021-03-05Verified
Oregon State AGbd_6e8996a917544e202021-03-05Verified
Washington State AGbd_703e68e362e390c82021-03-05Verified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_b22c50790148ad0f2021-03-05Verified
California State AGbd_cd8944e9bf4db0b42021-03-05Verified
Maine State AGbd_dde898c4b50bd37d2021-03-05Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_37d3704bd31a09e22021-03-12 · +7dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_b083b2e39186c6692021-01-01 · +63dCandidate

Name: American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association
norm: american armed forces mutual aid

Name: American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association
norm: american armed forces mutual aid
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 29, 2021
Breach occurred: Jan 28, 2021 – Jan 31, 2021
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 5, 2021
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”)
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the activity
Undertook a comprehensive and time-intensive review of all files that were identified as impacted
Took steps to secure our systems and investigate the incident
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) of this incident
Offering you access to twenty-four (24) months of complimentary credit monitoring services through Experian
Changes made: Enhance the security of our systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(35 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

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Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

Indiana State AG+63d

Montana State AG+63d

Oregon State AG+63d

Washington State AG+63d

Massachusetts State AG+63d

California State AG+63d

Maine State AG+63d

South Carolina State AG+63d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+70d

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Mar 12 (NH) — a 70-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://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Business%20Resources%20Laws/Related%20Laws/Breaches/2021/AAFMAA.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 5, 2021
Raw hash: fa28eff104ef228d6e202a18549613b9fefd10f30e48825efd332c73280039d9

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAmerican Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association

Victim entityAmerican Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association

Incidentdiscovered Jan 29, 2021

Stated responseLaunched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the activity

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov