HackingOtherDelayed DiscoveryPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Worthen Industries

bd_de0797cdb1393f92 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 13, 2024

Filed

Apr 10, 2024

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

9 records

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Worthen Industries →

Worthen Industries, Inc. notified consumers of a data security incident. Unauthorized access occurred between Dec 28, 2023 and Jan 14, 2024. Worthen engaged external experts, reported to the FBI, and offered credit monitoring. The specific data elements affected were redacted in the template notice.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday13 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 · 16 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 88 days

Dec 28, 2023

Begins

Jan 13, 2024

Discovered

Mar 15, 2024

Scope determined

Apr 10, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+7 wks slower

This filing is one of 9 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by alphv about this victim was first seen 81 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (5)

Leak Sitelockbit_3bd_38bcb82ea5d9f2dd2024-03-14 · +26dCandidate
Leak Sitealphvbd_23bd5ab10bee195d2024-02-24 · +45dVerified by operator
Leak Sitealphvbd_cf74b4f5a39cd0c02024-02-22 · +48dVerified by operator
Leak Site8basebd_b5b054bc9a1e3e9f2024-01-24 · +77dVerified by operator
Leak Sitealphvbd_c123ec15fc4cca472024-01-20 · +81dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_273abf94e0302acb2024-04-29 · +19dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_6cc0290a8ea3c9222024-04-29 · +19dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_55bbfd6d220d10d42024-04-30 · +20dVerified by operator

Name: Worthen Industries
norm: worthen industries
Domain: worthenind.com

Name: Worthen Industries
norm: worthen industries
Domain: worthenind.com
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Jan 13, 2024
Breach occurred: Dec 28, 2023 – Jan 14, 2024
Undetected for: 16 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Mar 15, 2024
Notification sent: Apr 10, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported the matter to the FBI

During the incident: Engaged a team of external cybersecurity experts to assist in our response and conduct an investigation
Reported the matter to the FBI
Offering 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented additional measures to enhance network security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(88 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >30d
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 · 4 filings · 4 states

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Vermont State AGApr 10 · first · this page

Maine State AG+19d

New Hampshire State AG+19d

Massachusetts State AG+20d

Pattern: first filing Apr 10 (VT), last Apr 30 (MA) — a 20-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/2024-04-10-worthen-industries-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 10, 2024
Raw hash: eac728d4ec60e0ed14f7f828c2a6f2bf689d94a42464dbf7e06ceaa17dd84acd

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (5)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWorthen Industries

Victim entityWorthen Industries

Incidentdiscovered Jan 13, 2024

Stated responseEngaged a team of external cybersecurity experts to assist in our response and conduct an investigation

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov