MalwareOtherRansomwareData EncryptedTargetedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.

bd_ec7542db646a42cc · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 6, 2020

Filed

Jan 14, 2021

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc. →

E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc. notified Montana residents of a cybersecurity incident occurring between Sept 1-6, 2020. Malware encrypted files and an unauthorized actor accessed personal information (names). The company engaged forensic investigators, notified the FBI, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring via TransUnion.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 130 days

Sep 1, 2020

Begins

Sep 6, 2020

Discovered

Jan 14, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+11 wks slower

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

Massachusetts State AGbd_2df1ef42437c844d2021-01-14Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_ea82ce79b5cc20e02021-01-20 · +6dVerified

Name: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
norm: er snell contractor

Name: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
norm: er snell contractor
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Sep 6, 2020
Breach occurred: Sep 1, 2020 – Sep 6, 2020
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: notifying regulatory authorities, as required by law
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Began working with third-party forensic investigators to investigate the nature and scope of the event
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”)
Immediately took steps to secure our systems
Launched an in-depth investigation with the assistance of cyber-forensic specialists
Offering twelve (12) months of complimentary access to credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services through TransUnion
Changes made: Reviewed our existing policies and procedures and implemented additional safeguards to further secure the information in our systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 weeks(130 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 AGJan 14 · first

Montana State AGJan 14 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Jan 14 (MA), last Jan 20 (NH) — a 6-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/snellSamp.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 14, 2021
Raw hash: 1f6b677f7637180d68d1fbf117a8cb8fca77c12323a007853f8b19ffbc17d6c1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityE.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.

Victim entityE.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Sep 6, 2020

Stated responseBegan working with third-party forensic investigators to investigate the nature and scope of the event

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov