HackingTechnologyInformationVulnerability ExploitStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Financial accountCredentialsMediumActive

StataCorp

bd_d2c54cb094934b5d · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 18, 2018

Filed

Nov 19, 2018

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,7004 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for StataCorp →

StataCorp LLC notified the NH AG of a shopping cart exploit where unauthorized JavaScript code captured customer PII, credentials, and credit card info. The code was active from Sept 13-18, 2018. StataCorp removed the code, reset passwords, and notified ~1,700 customers. 4 NH residents were specifically identified.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 62 days

Sep 13, 2018

Begins

Sep 18, 2018

Discovered

Nov 19, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_9f7054cb8daa26292018-11-14 · +5dVerified
Montana State AGbd_1b8c041b438aa8742018-11-13 · +6dCandidate

Name: StataCorp
norm: statacorp
Domain: stata.com

Name: StataCorp
norm: statacorp
Domain: stata.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Sep 18, 2018
Breach occurred: Sep 13, 2018 – Sep 18, 2018
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 21, 2018
Affected individuals: 1,700state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountCredentials
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Immediately removed the unauthorized code
Launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the incident
Reset passwords
Provided preliminary notice of the incident via email to all impacted customers
Changed administrative passwords
Restricted administrative access to the server
Engaged a number of third-party advisors
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards to protect the security of information in its system
Continuous monitoring for system updates
Conducting scans for malicious activity
Implemented additional automated scans of our website and shopping cart software
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(62 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Montana State AGNov 13 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Nov 13 (MT), last Nov 19 (NH) — a 6-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/statacorp-20181119.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 19, 2018
Raw hash: d3fd19c1f958f427a8625340033d07fbcc32f57bacfd2c5b28991203c0466188

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityStataCorp

Victim entityStataCorp

Incidentdiscovered Sep 18, 2018

Stated responseImmediately removed the unauthorized code

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov