HackingManufacturingManufacturingStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Apex International Mfg, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 1, 2021

Filed

Jan 28, 2022

To disclose

21 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Apex International Mfg, LLC →

Apex International Mfg, LLC notified Montana residents of unauthorized access to its systems beginning August 25, 2021, discovered September 1, 2021. The actor stole files containing names and government IDs. Apex engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 7 days

discovery → filing · 21 weeks / 149 days

Aug 25, 2021

Begins

Sep 1, 2021

Discovered

Jan 28, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+11 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_194fa138f033cee02022-01-28Verified
Indiana State AGbd_6888b62a3f913f212022-01-28Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_14f5db85dd2d62272022-02-04 · +7dVerified

Name: Apex International Mfg, LLC
norm: apex international mfg

Name: Apex International Mfg, LLC
norm: apex international mfg
Industry: Manufacturingllm

Discovered: Sep 1, 2021
Breach occurred: Aug 25, 2021
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reported this incident to law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Reported this incident to law enforcement
Taking steps to implement additional safeguards and review policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Providing you with access to credit monitoring and identity protection services through Epiq at no cost
Changes made: Implement additional safeguards
Review policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 weeks(149 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGJan 28 · first

Indiana State AGJan 28 · first

Montana State AGJan 28 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Jan 28 (MA), last Feb 4 (NH) — a 7-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-Notification-Letter-207.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 28, 2022
Raw hash: e320822bc9dec9265e33ea54cd51fb5574aa8d93a4851bd0370a48eb3c76f10c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityApex International Mfg, LLC

Victim entityApex International Mfg, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Sep 1, 2021

Stated responseLaunched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov