MalwareIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Phil Smith Automotive Group

bd_e4778b76ff27d0ca · schema v1 · pii pii-v2

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 1, 2025

Filed

Jul 31, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

6 records

Confidence

66%

Phil Smith Automotive Group reported a ransomware attack in early February 2025 affecting its IT systems. The incident potentially exposed one Nebraska resident's name and Social Security number. The company notified the FBI, engaged cybersecurity specialists, and began notifying affected individuals on July 31, 2025, offering two years of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

Feb 1, 2025

Begins

Feb 1, 2025

Discovered

Jul 31, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 6 records about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitedragonforcebd_6432d7de6f4e8ec32025-02-08 · +173dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_30dee3ff79df90bb2025-07-31Candidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_429e89d3c30c21cc2025-07-31Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_68fa836388ef45bb2025-07-31Verified
Indiana State AGbd_fb43a564bb05bb3e2025-07-31Verified

Name: Phil Smith Automotive Group
norm: phil smith automotive group
Domain: philsmithauto.com

Name: Phil Smith Automotive Group
norm: phil smith automotive group
Domain: philsmithauto.com

Discovered: Feb 1, 2025
Breach occurred: Feb 1, 2025
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 31, 2025
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified U.S. federal law enforcement, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”)

During the incident: Took protective actions to stop the unauthorized access
Notified U.S. federal law enforcement, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”)
Assessed the security of our network and systems
Launched an investigation with the assistance of leading cybersecurity specialists
Installed monitoring devices on our IT systems to detect suspicious activity
Providing the potentially affected individuals two (2) years of complimentary credit protection and monitoring services through Cyberscout at no cost to the individuals
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards
Deploy the level of robust security protocols, continuous monitoring, and staff training needed to prevent and defend against sophisticated cybersecurity threats
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 · 5 filings · 5 states

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Maine State AGJul 31 · first

New Hampshire State AGJul 31 · first

Massachusetts State AGJul 31 · first

Indiana State AGJul 31 · first

Nebraska State AGJul 31 · 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://nebraska.gov/ago/data-breach/documents/692248f5-e687-4184-b2ac-e11fdc39b430.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 31, 2025
Raw hash: 8807dbf21701306b93068e646ef5fbd218273960955b8e7e57a07915d850f489

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPhil Smith Automotive Group

Victim entityPhil Smith Automotive Group

Incidentdiscovered Feb 1, 2025

Stated responseTook protective actions to stop the unauthorized access

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancenebraska.gov