HackingFinancial ServicesProfessional ServicesFinancePhishingEmail MisuseData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

American Trust Company

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 13, 2024

Filed

Jan 2, 2025

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected

835state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

71%

Full breach record for American Trust Company →2 incidents on file

American Trust Company (AT Retirement Services, LLC) reported a phishing incident in Washington affecting 835 residents. Unauthorized access to email accounts occurred between Aug 8-13, 2024, exposing names, SSNs, DOBs, and financial data. Notices sent Jan 2, 2025. Credit monitoring offered.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d20 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 · 5 days

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 142 days

Aug 8, 2024

Begins

Aug 13, 2024

Discovered

Jan 2, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+11 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_287d49af40112a722025-01-02Candidate
Nebraska State AGbd_38d2f65d098bb14c2025-01-02Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_86cf6657edd266fe2025-01-02Verified
Vermont State AGbd_ca6b8a9f4340b8b32025-01-02Verified

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California State AGbd_dbf1280fe84a4fa02025-01-02Verified
Indiana State AGbd_e428feb5486279e12025-01-02Verified

Name: AT Retirement Services, LLC
norm: at retirement services

Name: American Trust Company
norm: american trust
Industry: Financial ServicesllmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 13, 2024
Breach occurred: Aug 8, 2024 – Aug 13, 2024
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 2, 2025
Affected individuals: 835state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
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: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: providing written notice of this event to relevant state regulators
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Launched an investigation to determine the full nature and scope of the activity
Conducted a comprehensive review of the relevant emails
Took steps to secure the email tenant, assess the security of the email environment, and investigate the activity
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through Experian IdentityWorks
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewing and enhancing its existing policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(142 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dWA AG >90d
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 · 7 filings · 7 states

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Maine State AGJan 2 · first

Nebraska State AGJan 2 · first

Massachusetts State AGJan 2 · first

Vermont State AGJan 2 · first

California State AGJan 2 · first

Indiana State AGJan 2 · first

Washington State AGJan 2 · 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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA31822.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 2, 2025
Raw hash: c87c41a586b542b762dabde15e7c4a874bdc5ae2aa47b7e80b2983ed8eadf960

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAT Retirement Services, LLC

Victim entityAmerican Trust Company

Incidentdiscovered Aug 13, 2024

Stated responseLaunched an investigation to determine the full nature and scope of the activity

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com