MalwareManufacturingManufacturingRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Vaupell Aerospace and Defense

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Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 15, 2022

Filed

Nov 28, 2022

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

1,009state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

71%

Full breach record for Vaupell Aerospace and Defense →2 incidents on file

Vaupell Holdings, Inc. reported a ransomware cyberattack in Washington affecting 1,009 residents. Malware was identified on October 15, 2022, compromising names, SSNs, and DOBs. Notices were sent November 28, 2022. Vaupell engaged law enforcement, offered 2 years of credit monitoring, and enhanced security policies.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d6 weeks 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 · 2 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 44 days

Oct 13, 2022

Begins

Oct 15, 2022

Discovered

Nov 28, 2022

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_03cde273a07df8442022-11-28Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_6a6703a06eba90e82022-11-28Verified
Indiana State AGbd_9fd31720d3c1e1ba2022-11-28Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_68fb7ef1167644702022-12-02 · +4dVerified

Name: Vaupell Aerospace and Defense
norm: vaupell aerospace and defense
Domain: vaupell.com

Name: Vaupell Aerospace and Defense
norm: vaupell aerospace and defense
Domain: vaupell.com
Industry: Manufacturingllm

Discovered: Oct 15, 2022
Breach occurred: Oct 13, 2022 – Oct 15, 2022
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 28, 2022
Affected individuals: 1,009state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDate of birth
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement regarding the eventproviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators

During the incident: Promptly took steps to secure the environment
Began an investigation to determine the scope and nature of the event
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Providing complimentary access to credit monitoring services for two (2) years, through Experian, to all potentially affected individuals
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Providing written notice... to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing policies and procedures
Implementing additional safeguards
Conducting workforce training to reduce the likelihood of a similar event in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(44 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >30d
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 · 5 filings · 5 states

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Montana State AGNov 28 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 28 · first

Indiana State AGNov 28 · first

Washington State AGNov 28 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+4d

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/BreachA16463.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 28, 2022
Raw hash: 2734bf54c140a1c397f0bd9f96aecdbcf97a93d5033a822283980d6e4d5da3f6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityVaupell Aerospace and Defense

Victim entityVaupell Aerospace and Defense

Incidentdiscovered Oct 15, 2022

Stated responsePromptly took steps to secure the environment

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com