HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTamperingCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountGovernment IDMediumContained

American Pharmacists Association

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 28, 2012

Filed

Jul 18, 2012

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for American Pharmacists Association →3 incidents on file

On May 28, 2012, the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) website was defaced by an unknown individual or group. Forensic investigation determined unauthorized access to servers occurred between April 23, 2012, and May 28, 2012. Affected data included names, addresses, credit card numbers and expiration dates (from pre-2008 transactions), and in some cases, driver's license numbers and dates of birth. APhA shut down servers, engaged forensic investigators, and notified law enforcement.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 35 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 51 days

Apr 23, 2012

Begins

May 28, 2012

Discovered

Jul 18, 2012

Filed

vs. sector median

10 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_8a72cdf18edfc1732012-07-09 · +9dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_e3d893eab534e2bd2012-07-05 · +13dVerified

Name: American Pharmacists Association
norm: american pharmacists

Name: American Pharmacists Association
norm: american pharmacists
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: May 28, 2012
Breach occurred: Apr 23, 2012 – May 28, 2012
Undetected for: 35 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountGovernment ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported the incident to law enforcement
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Shut down our web site and related computer servers
Reported the incident to law enforcement
Engaged an experienced forensic cybersecurity team to conduct an aggressive investigation
Implemented a plan to prevent further data access
Changes made: Taking swift action to avoid a recurrence
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(51 days from discovery to filing)
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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Massachusetts State AGJul 5 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d

California State AG+13d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 5 (MA), last Jul 18 (CA) — a 13-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-32315
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 18, 2012
Raw hash: b7ed9413a2b0afb2e3c010fb2391ee27600dd3e4f8c2d860be8309a1802c0459

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAmerican Pharmacists Association

Victim entityAmerican Pharmacists Association

Incidentdiscovered May 28, 2012

Stated responseShut down our web site and related computer servers

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov