HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedTargetedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Andesa

bd_d272e85e64f9ed58 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Oct 23, 2023

To disclose

21 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Andesa →

Andesa Services notified consumers of a data breach involving the MOVEit Transfer tool, exploited via a previously unknown vulnerability (Progress Software Corp). Unauthorized access occurred May 30-31, 2023. Data accessed included PII and government IDs. Andesa engaged third-party cybersecurity specialists, applied patches, and offered credit monitoring. 406 Rhode Island residents were explicitly identified as affected.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday21 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 · 1 days

discovery → filing · 21 weeks / 145 days

May 30, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Oct 23, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+3 wks slower

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

A leak claim by cl0p about this victim predates this filing by 122 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Sitedispossessorbd_bee424cd2ef287e62023-08-27 · +57dVerified by operator
Leak Sitecl0pbd_387b6476cd49ce4c2023-06-23 · +122dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_6c4814cd840b05072023-10-23Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_6d55c181d2029fd52023-10-23Verified
California State AGbd_871d7add6a1eb5452023-10-23Verified by operator
Maine State AGbd_18f81f490bcf9b002023-10-25 · +2dVerified by operator

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New Hampshire State AGbd_7515e552094190112023-10-25 · +2dVerified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_a6349629c1062e652023-10-25 · +2dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_18472c95d93c96652023-10-31 · +8dVerified by operator

Name: Andesa
norm: andesa
Domain: andesaservices.com

Name: Andesa
norm: andesa
Domain: andesaservices.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: May 31, 2023
Breach occurred: May 30, 2023 – May 31, 2023
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 23, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notice with Vermont Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Applied available patching and recommended mitigation steps
Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity specialists
Reviewed and enhanced existing policies and procedures related to data security
Provided access to credit monitoring and identity protection services provided by Experian
Changes made: Reviewed and enhanced existing policies and procedures related to data security to reduce the likelihood of a similar future event
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 weeks(145 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 · 8 filings · 7 states

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Montana State AGOct 23 · first

Indiana State AGOct 23 · first

California State AGOct 23 · first

Vermont State AGOct 23 · first · this page

Maine State AG+2d

New Hampshire State AG+2d

Massachusetts State AG+2d

New Hampshire State AG+8d

Pattern: first filing Oct 23 (MT), last Oct 31 (NH) — a 8-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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-10-23-andesa-services-progress-software-moveit-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 23, 2023
Raw hash: 6ad7be354396317c25d19d5d321061b7e79be568f9ef3a052a97810102c31450

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAndesa

Victim entityAndesa

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responseApplied available patching and recommended mitigation steps

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov