MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData EncryptedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Knight Barry Title

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 15, 2023

Filed

Jan 31, 2024

To disclose

24 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Knight Barry Title →2 incidents on file

Knight Barry Title, Inc. reported a ransomware incident where an unauthorized actor gained access to systems between July 25 and August 15, 2023, encrypting files. The breach impacted consumer names and government IDs. The company restored systems by August 17, 2023, engaged law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday24 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 21 days

discovery → filing · 24 weeks / 169 days

Jul 25, 2023

Begins

Aug 15, 2023

Discovered

Jan 31, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by snatch about this victim predates this filing by 149 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitesnatchbd_bb9846f1bd8b57a22023-09-04 · +149dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_706dd4fe6356d6a52024-01-31Verified
Maine State AGbd_79566bc1ccfea4be2024-01-31Candidate
Montana State AGbd_b3cd7124882697cb2024-01-31Verified by operator

Name: Knight Barry Title
norm: knight barry title
Domain: knightbarry.com

Name: Knight Barry Title
norm: knight barry title
Domain: knightbarry.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 15, 2023
Breach occurred: Jul 25, 2023 – Aug 15, 2023
Undetected for: 21 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Jan 31, 2024
Notification sent: Jan 31, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified relevant regulators, as required
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took immediate steps to ensure the security of the network and restore the systems
Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the event
Conducted a thorough and comprehensive review of the data that may have been accessed or acquired
Reported this event to law enforcement
Notified relevant regulators, as required
Changes made: Reviewed policies, procedures, and security tools
Updated employee training program
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 weeks(169 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >90d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGJan 31 · first

Maine State AGJan 31 · first

Montana State AGJan 31 · first

Vermont State AGJan 31 · 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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-01-31-knight-barry-title-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 31, 2024
Raw hash: 57214294243dac370b36e5a8c2b94fbf9a78867ae6afadd2289b256a611a3f1c

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKnight Barry Title

Victim entityKnight Barry Title

Incidentdiscovered Aug 15, 2023

Stated responseTook immediate steps to ensure the security of the network and restore the systems

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov