HackingTechnologyHospitalityInformationVulnerability ExploitSQL InjectionData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryFinancial accountIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Sark Technologies LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 26, 2019

Filed

Aug 2, 2019

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected · nationwide

43,2502,882 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Sark Technologies LLC →

Sark Technologies LLC (SuperINN.com) experienced a data breach affecting ~43,250 individuals, including 2,882 California residents. Attackers exploited vulnerabilities in the SuperINN Plus web application, including an image upload function allowing PHP web shell uploads (earliest evidence Sept 23, 2018) and a SQL injection vulnerability (used June-July 2019). Encrypted card numbers, names, addresses, phone numbers, and emails were exfiltrated. The company became aware of the incident on May 26, 2019, and contained it by July 16, 2019.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 245 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 68 days

Sep 23, 2018

Begins

May 26, 2019

Discovered

Aug 2, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

9 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_1e1572f873d07f132019-08-02Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_49d624cae94ccd212019-08-02Verified
Montana State AGbd_c88aea9c362b93882019-08-01 · +1dVerified by operator
Washington State AGbd_3c1530c52b456d762019-07-26 · +7dCandidate

Name: Sark Technologies LLC
norm: sark technologies

Name: Sark Technologies LLC
norm: sark technologies
Industry: TechnologyllmHospitalityllm

Discovered: May 26, 2019
Breach occurred: Sep 23, 2018 – Jul 16, 2019
Undetected for: 245 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 43,250state + nationwide
Data types: Financial accountIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified California Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Identified and removed the PHP web shells
Reconfigured the web application to prevent the ability to upload PHP files
Identified and removed the SQL injection vulnerability
Rotated encryption keys
Engaged a third party to conduct a forensic investigation
Systems are undergoing penetration testing
Changes made: Reviewed and improved systems, processes and practices related to guests’ credit card and personal information
Corrected the underlying issue
Conducting penetration testing to identify any other vulnerabilities
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(68 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Washington State AGJul 26 · first

Montana State AG+6d

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Massachusetts State AG+7d

California State AG+7d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 26 (WA), last Aug 2 (CA) — 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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-149410
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 2, 2019
Raw hash: e1637e590f0ce510c766f294e98f284fc739f71ae7d97ab45b978d95701a0fe6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySark Technologies LLC

Victim entitySark Technologies LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 26, 2019

Stated responseIdentified and removed the PHP web shells

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov