HackingOtherStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsMediumContained

Great Smoky Mountains Association

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 18, 2021

Filed

Jun 23, 2022

To disclose

27 weeks

Affected

2,862state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for Great Smoky Mountains Association →

Great Smoky Mountains Association notified Washington AG of a security incident where unauthorized code on its e-commerce platform captured payment card data (name, number, CVV) for 2,862 individuals between May 21 and Dec 18, 2021. Incident identified Dec 18, 2021; notifications sent June 23, 2022.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d27 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 · 211 days

discovery → filing · 27 weeks / 187 days

May 21, 2021

Begins

Dec 18, 2021

Discovered

Jun 23, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+19 wks slower

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

Massachusetts State AGbd_4030c5fbb65cca8f2022-06-23Verified
Montana State AGbd_4e7de66d1c31fad42022-06-23Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_6e27d71e63c8cf012022-06-23Verified
Maine State AGbd_e47f4e45b6198cf52022-06-23Verified

Name: Great Smoky Mountains Association
norm: great smoky mountains
Industry: Non-Profit/Charity

Name: Great Smoky Mountains Association
norm: great smoky mountains
Industry: Non-Profit/Charity
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Dec 18, 2021
Breach occurred: May 21, 2021 – Dec 18, 2021
Undetected for: 211 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 23, 2022
Affected individuals: 2,862state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Data elements: NameFinancial account number
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 200-299dexposure 200-299d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1056 Input CaptureT1074 Data Staged
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to secure its network
Commenced an investigation
Engaged a cybersecurity firm to assist us
Changes made: Continuing to review and enhance its existing security protocols and practices
Implementation of additional electronic security features
Transitioning to a new checkout process with additional security features
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 weeks(187 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
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 · 5 filings · 5 states

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Massachusetts State AGJun 23 · first

Montana State AGJun 23 · first

Indiana State AGJun 23 · first

Maine State AGJun 23 · first

Washington State AGJun 23 · first · this page

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/BreachM13498.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 23, 2022
Raw hash: c12e542ab51e16ef19a50be791674b99e3c64cbda4ed04cbec6077d2ffd9a265

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGreat Smoky Mountains Association

Victim entityGreat Smoky Mountains Association

Incidentdiscovered Dec 18, 2021

Stated responseTook steps to secure its network

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com