MalwareFinancial ServicesFinanceRansomwareData EncryptedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Generational Equity LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 16, 2023

Filed

Oct 5, 2023

To disclose

33 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Generational Equity LLC →

Generational Equity LLC notified Vermont consumers of a cybersecurity incident discovered on February 16, 2023. The company found encrypted files on its network, indicating unauthorized access between February 15-16, 2023. The incident involved the exposure of names and other data elements. Generational engaged forensic specialists, reported the incident to law enforcement, and provided 24 months of credit monitoring services to affected individuals.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday33 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 33 weeks / 231 days

Feb 15, 2023

Begins

Feb 16, 2023

Discovered

Oct 5, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+25 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_1417c70185960abd2023-10-05Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_31bcff34efed54052023-10-05Verified
Indiana State AGbd_38f41a6eb4b0750c2023-10-05Verified
Montana State AGbd_7112ba82d35e037c2023-10-05Candidate

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Maine State AGbd_72740d5a1cbfd0772023-10-05Verified

Name: Generational Equity LLC
norm: generational equity
Domain: generational.com

Name: Generational Equity LLC
norm: generational equity
Domain: generational.com
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 16, 2023
Breach occurred: Feb 15, 2023 – Feb 16, 2023
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 5, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reported this incident to law enforcement

During the incident: Launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Reported this incident to law enforcement
Taking steps to implement additional safeguards
Review policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Providing you with access to twenty-four (24) months of credit monitoring and identity protection services through Epiq at no cost to you
Changes made: Implement additional safeguards
Review policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 33 weeks(231 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Massachusetts State AGOct 5 · first

New Hampshire State AGOct 5 · first

Indiana State AGOct 5 · first

Montana State AGOct 5 · first

Maine State AGOct 5 · first

Vermont State AGOct 5 · 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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-10-05-generational-equity-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 5, 2023
Raw hash: f6aac3c21e564a459e1d7818d051426f2357c5994a85bebb3ce111b093c81661

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGenerational Equity LLC

Victim entityGenerational Equity LLC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 16, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov