HackingProfessional ServicesRetail & ConsumerProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDPHIMediumContained

Aaron’s, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 9, 2021

Filed

Dec 13, 2022

To disclose

16 months

Affected

516state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

71%

Aaron's, LLC reported a data breach affecting 516 Washington residents. Documents containing PII (names, SSNs, driver's licenses, medical info) were taken from law firm Smith, Gambrell & Russell's IT systems between July 19-28, 2021. The firm discovered the incident on August 9, 2021, and notified Aaron's in October 2022. Notifications were sent on December 13, 2022, offering 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d16 months discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 21 days

discovery → filing · 16 months / 491 days

Jul 19, 2021

Begins

Aug 9, 2021

Discovered

Dec 13, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+52 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_37ca2b6de1bd12f42023-01-27 · +45dVerified
California State AGbd_4870caeeb4e8f2162023-03-01 · +78dVerified
Maine State AGbd_a79f772ed36790182022-08-08 · +127dVerified
Maine State AGbd_2b7bfafa570976dc2022-06-28 · +168dVerified

Show 1 more filing ↓up to 168d gap

Montana State AGbd_eddc405cf41305702022-06-28 · +168dCandidate

Name: SMITH GAMBRELL & RUSSELL LLP
norm: smith gambrell russell
Domain: sgrlaw.com

Name: Aaron’s, LLC
norm: aaron
Domain: sgrlaw.com
Industry: Professional ServicesllmRetail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Aug 9, 2021
Breach occurred: Jul 19, 2021 – Jul 28, 2021
Undetected for: 21 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 13, 2022
Affected individuals: 516state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberMedical information
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Implemented its incident response protocols
Contacted law enforcement
Hired external computer forensic specialists and other consultants
Deployed enhanced endpoint monitoring software for all endpoints
Performed a global password reset for all users
Emphasized additional security training and awareness
Implemented additional security controls
Working with a cybersecurity firm to assess its information security controls
Offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through IDX
Changes made: Deployed enhanced endpoint monitoring software
Performed a global password reset for all users
Provided additional security training
Implemented additional security controls
Working with a cybersecurity firm to assess its information security controls
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 months(491 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Maine State AGJun 28 · first

Montana State AGJun 28 · first

Maine State AG+41d

Washington State AG+168d · this page

Vermont State AG+213d

California State AG+246d

Pattern: first filing Jun 28 (ME), last Mar 1 (CA) — a 246-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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA16881.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 13, 2022
Raw hash: bada65388935a2c4c0e340f16edb0f184811e9f51cb48393b4085c3c84a2806e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySMITH GAMBRELL & RUSSELL LLP

Victim entityAaron’s, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Aug 9, 2021

Stated responseImplemented its incident response protocols

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com