DisclosureLens
HackingManufacturingManufacturingStolen CredentialsTargetedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Instron

bd_c2025e1e7b4f70b3 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Dec 21, 2023

To disclose

—

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for Instron →

Instron notified Montana residents of a data security incident where an unauthorized third party accessed its internal IT network between August 10-18, 2023. The incident involved the theft of company files containing personal information, including names. Instron engaged forensic consultants, reset passwords, and enhanced network monitoring. Affected individuals were offered 24 months of credit monitoring via Kroll.

Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d
⚠ no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.

Incident timeline

Aug 10, 2023

Begins

Dec 21, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident
A leak claim by bianlian about this victim predates this filing by 71 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗
Maine State AGDec 21 · first
Vermont State AGDec 21 · first
Montana State AGDec 21 · first · this page
New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Dec 21 (ME), last Dec 28 (NH) — a 7-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.