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Easterns Automotive Group

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Apr 22, 2022

To disclose

—

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Easterns Automotive Group →

Easterns Automotive Group notified the NH Attorney General of a data security incident involving one New Hampshire resident. The incident originated from a network disruption on July 10, 2020. An investigation completed in March 2022 confirmed that personal information, including driver's license numbers and Social Security numbers, was accessed or acquired without authorization. The company engaged forensic experts, notified the FBI, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring to the affected individual.

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Incident timeline

Jul 10, 2020

Begins

Apr 22, 2022

Filed

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_6603a92c1718fb5e2022-04-22Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_960b5aec68f5bd422022-04-22Verified

Name: Easterns Automotive Group
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Name: Easterns Automotive Group
norm: easterns automotive
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Jul 10, 2020
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 22, 2022
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unknown
Regulator citations: Notified Attorney General John Formella of New Hampshire

During the incident: Initiated an investigation and secured their network
Engaged third-party digital forensics experts to assist with the investigation
Retained cybersecurity experts and launched a forensics investigation to determine the source and scope of the matter
Reported the matter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Notifying the affected individuals
Offering them 12 months of credit monitoring and identify theft protection
Changes made: Taken substantial steps to enhance the security of its network
Implemented enhanced security measures to help prevent a similar incident from occurring in the future
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 · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGApr 22 · first

Massachusetts State AGApr 22 · first

New Hampshire State AGApr 22 · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/easterns-automotive-20220422.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 22, 2022
Raw hash: d78aaa78b611d2140981ea64df35d49aa8a95ff87a239796761558b203894cce

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEasterns Automotive Group

Victim entityEasterns Automotive Group

IncidentUnknown

Stated responseInitiated an investigation and secured their network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov