MalwareProfessional ServicesFinancial ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

AmGUARD Insurance Company

bd_e1bf416a552091df · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Sep 8, 2021

To disclose

—

Affected

6state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for AmGUARD Insurance Company →

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. notified individuals of a ransomware incident detected on September 26, 2020. The attacker accessed data between June 3 and September 26, 2020. Gallagher engaged forensic specialists, took systems offline, and reported to law enforcement. Affected data included personal information. The company provided 24 months of credit monitoring via Kroll.

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Incident timeline

Jun 3, 2020

Begins

Sep 8, 2021

Filed

This filing is one of 2 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_128a2682206fdf792021-09-13 · +5dVerified

Name: ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.
norm: arthur j gallagher

Name: AmGUARD Insurance Company
norm: amguard insurance
Industry: Professional ServicesllmFinancial Servicesllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Jun 3, 2020 – Sep 26, 2020
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 6state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported this incident to law enforcement and regulatory authorities

During the incident: Took all systems offline as a precautionary measure
Initiated response protocols
Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity and forensic specialists
Implemented business continuity plans
Ensured the ongoing security of systems
Conducted an extensive review of the entire contents of the impacted systems
Reported the incident to law enforcement and regulatory authorities
Provided access to identity and credit monitoring services for twenty-four months through Kroll
Changes made: Reviewed existing security policies
Implemented additional measures and enhanced security tools
Implemented additional safeguards
Provided additional training to employees on data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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South Carolina State AGSep 8 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Sep 8 (SC), last Sep 13 (NH) — a 5-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://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Business%20Resources%20Laws/Related%20Laws/Breaches/2021/AmGuard.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 8, 2021
Raw hash: 36a131c8e830a63656848a9a15f911ca3cc46ce60a1da7de60ad92f48cc97a28

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.

Victim entityAmGUARD Insurance Company

IncidentRansomware

Stated responseTook all systems offline as a precautionary measure

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov