MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryFinancial accountIdentity (basic)Government IDPHIHealth (basic)HighContained

STANLEY STEEMER INTERNATIONAL, INC.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 6, 2023

Filed

Oct 6, 2023

To disclose

31 weeks

Affected

1,497state residents only

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for STANLEY STEEMER INTERNATIONAL, INC. →3 incidents on file

Stanley Steemer International, Inc. reported a supplemental data breach to Washington AG. Unauthorized access occurred Feb 10–Mar 6, 2023, via ransomware. Affected data included names, SSNs, driver's licenses, and financial accounts. 1,497 Washington residents notified. Investigation ongoing; law enforcement notified; credit monitoring offered.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d31 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 24 days

discovery → filing · 31 weeks / 214 days

Feb 10, 2023

Begins

Mar 6, 2023

Discovered

Oct 6, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+13 wks slower

This filing is one of 10 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by play about this victim predates this filing by 214 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_09ac96c0e7cd5b542023-11-15 · +40dVerified by operator
Montana State AGbd_12ed83adaf40da322023-11-15 · +40dVerified
Maine State AGbd_378cc04dcf8f81d22023-11-15 · +40dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_4506e5e99cd3f6042023-11-15 · +40dVerified

Show 5 more filings ↓up to 59d gap

Oregon State AGbd_857ca81cf32921ff2023-11-15 · +40dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_d568c7592b3fc87b2023-11-15 · +40dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_124121350ffce3812023-12-04 · +59dVerified
California State AGbd_4e3cbb7c9383fe652023-12-04 · +59dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_ef8780657ec397262023-12-04 · +59dVerified by operator

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: STANLEY STEEMER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
norm: stanley steemer
Domain: stanleysteemer.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 6, 2023
Breach occurred: Feb 10, 2023 – Mar 6, 2023
Undetected for: 24 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 15, 2023
Affected individuals: 1,497state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberFinancial account numberDate of birthHealth insurance IDMedical information
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Washington State Office of the Attorney GeneralProvided written notice to state regulators, as necessary
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the activity
Undertook a comprehensive review of the contents of the files determined to be at risk
Notified federal law enforcement of the event
Implemented additional safeguards
Providing individuals whose personal information was potentially affected by this incident with access to credit monitoring services for two (2) years through Experian at no cost to the individuals
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to state regulators, as necessary, and to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Enhance our existing security protocols
Evaluating our policies and procedures related to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 31 weeks(214 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90dLeak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

Washington State AGOct 6 · first · this page

California State AG+40d

Montana State AG+40d

Maine State AG+40d

Massachusetts State AG+40d

Oregon State AG+40d

New Hampshire State AG+40d

Maine State AG+59d

California State AG+59d

New Hampshire State AG+59d

Pattern: first filing Oct 6 (WA), last Dec 4 (NH) — a 59-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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA27018.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 6, 2023
Raw hash: 7e686be2e3fb09c08d3dc9190ad603958e80a627223026fc99ffec70368840ee

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entitySTANLEY STEEMER INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 6, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the activity

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com