MalwareTechnologyInformationRansomwareStolen CredentialsRansom DemandedData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedAuthenticationCredentialsIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Arbiter Sports, LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 10, 2020

Filed

Aug 24, 2020

To disclose

14 days

Affected

16,465state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Arbiter Sports, LLC →2 incidents on file

Arbiter Sports, LLC reported unauthorized access to its network in July 2020, where an external actor obtained a backup database containing PII and credentials of 16,465 Washington residents. The actor attempted ransomware encryption but Arbiter prevented it; however, the actor demanded payment for the stolen data. Arbiter paid the ransom, confirmed file deletion, and notified law enforcement. Notifications were sent on August 24, 2020.

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Washington clock✓ WA AG ≤30d14 days 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 · 40 days

discovery → filing · 14 days

Jul 1, 2020

Begins

Aug 10, 2020

Discovered

Aug 24, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

17 wks faster

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Delaware State AGbd_2ad808a83d601c542020-08-24Verified
Hawaii State AGbd_50cde91aa69547482020-08-24Verified
Montana State AGbd_914219091439dcf42020-08-24Candidate
Oregon State AGbd_9823a3720e9064cc2020-08-24Verified

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 4d gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_b7853a6a391d8d242020-08-24Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_68071428e8804f102020-08-25 · +1dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_a5b7dead52d1d8ef2020-08-28 · +4dVerified

Name: Baker Law Group
norm: baker law
Domain: jbakerlawgroup.com

Name: Arbiter Sports, LLC
norm: arbiter sports
Domain: arbiter.io
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Aug 10, 2020
Breach occurred: Jul 1, 2020 – Jul 15, 2020
Undetected for: 40 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 24, 2020
Affected individuals: 16,465state-resident count only
Data types: AuthenticationCredentialsIdentity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDate of birthUsername + password
WA-stated cause: Unauthorized Access
WA-stated duration: lifecycle Unknowndexposure Unknownd
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Attorney GeneralNotified law enforcement and supporting their investigation
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took measures to stop the access
Launched an investigation
Engaged a security firm
Reached an agreement with the unauthorized party
Obtained confirmation that the unauthorized party deleted the files
Notified law enforcement
Offered a complimentary one-year membership to credit monitoring and identity protection services
Established a dedicated, toll-free call center
Changes made: Implemented additional measures and changes to enhance the security of its network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 days(14 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 · 8 filings · 8 states

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Delaware State AGAug 24 · first

Hawaii State AGAug 24 · first

Montana State AGAug 24 · first

Oregon State AGAug 24 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 24 · first

Washington State AGAug 24 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+1d

South Carolina 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/BreachM10199.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 24, 2020
Raw hash: 7869c8e02beb5d6f0dca56469a0c867cb63b5b921937d2701a76c384fa0cfc8f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBaker Law Group

Victim entityArbiter Sports, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Aug 10, 2020

Stated responseTook measures to stop the access

ComplianceWA AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com