MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)MediumContained

Ray Catena Motor Car

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 17, 2023

Filed

Jul 30, 2025

To disclose

21 months

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Ray Catena Motor Car →3 incidents on file

Ray Catena Motor Car Corp. reported a ransomware incident to the New Hampshire AG. An unknown actor gained access to systems between Nov 5-17, 2023, encrypting files. The breach affected employee and customer data, including names, SSNs, and health insurance info. One NH resident was notified on July 30, 2025. The company engaged law enforcement, provided 12 months of credit monitoring, and enhanced security training.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 12 days

discovery → filing · 21 months / 621 days

Nov 5, 2023

Begins

Nov 17, 2023

Discovered

May 29, 2024

Scope determined

Jul 30, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+81 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

Vermont State AGbd_0cdcf89b349daf042025-03-18 · +134dVerified
Maryland State AGbd_5035e022f55991302025-03-18 · +134dCandidate

Name: Ray Catena Motor Car
norm: ray catena motor car

Name: Ray Catena Motor Car
norm: ray catena motor car
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Nov 17, 2023
Breach occurred: Nov 5, 2023 – Nov 17, 2023
Undetected for: 12 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: May 29, 2024
Notification sent: Jul 30, 2025
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementProviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure its environment
Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the activity
Notified federal law enforcement
Providing notice to potentially impacted individuals
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through Cyberscout
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewed security policies and procedures
Implementing additional security measures to reduce the risk of similar future events
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 months(621 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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Vermont State AGMar 18 · first

Maryland State AGMar 18 · first

New Hampshire State AG+134d · this page

Pattern: first filing Mar 18 (VT), last Jul 30 (NH) — a 134-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/ray-catena-motor-car-20250730.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 30, 2025
Raw hash: efdf15ed7a01fe9df4cccb77855b5f38e3aeed95783be463f9f470c5549330aa

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityRay Catena Motor Car

Victim entityRay Catena Motor Car

Incidentdiscovered Nov 17, 2023

Stated responseTook steps to secure its environment

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov