HackingTechnologyInformationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Emtec, Inc.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 17, 2023

Filed

Feb 17, 2023

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

16 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Emtec, Inc. →2 incidents on file

Emtec, Inc. notified consumers of a data breach where unauthorized third parties accessed files containing personal information (name, address) from September 7-14, 2022. Emtec engaged third-party experts and law enforcement, contained the access, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring via TransUnion.

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Vermont clock⏱ VT AG >14 bday4 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 · 132 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 31 days

Sep 7, 2022

Begins

Jan 17, 2023

Discovered

Feb 17, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 16 records about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteavoslockerbd_914af175cd049e002022-12-26 · +53dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_3608dbd9705e2f122023-02-17Verified by operator
California State AGbd_f167b0b8f16362bd2023-02-17Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_09707c894694a3a32023-02-21 · +4dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_3028436c1d489d802023-03-20 · +31dVerified by operator

Show 5 more filings ↓up to 56d gap

California State AGbd_614adcc8919162cb2023-03-20 · +31dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_dd99a5504b8551d92023-03-20 · +31dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_0e25f27126d812ec2023-01-01 · +47dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_2580b5dc98918c392022-12-23 · +56dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_aabe82c8a4b517962022-12-23 · +56dVerified

Showing first 10 of 15 linked disclosures.

Name: Emtec, Inc.
norm: emtec

Name: Emtec, Inc.
norm: emtec
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jan 17, 2023
Breach occurred: Sep 7, 2022 – Sep 14, 2022
Undetected for: 132 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 17, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Undertook a review, working with third party experts and law enforcement
Shut down the unauthorized access
Implemented additional security measures
Offering complimentary access to TransUnion’s myTrueIdentity for 24 months
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to help further protect against this type of incident going forward
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(31 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >14 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 · 10 filings · 5 states

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Maine State AGDec 23 · first

California State AGDec 23 · first

Illinois State AG+9d

Maine State AG+56d

California State AG+56d

Vermont State AG+56d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+60d

New Hampshire State AG+87d

California State AG+87d

Maine State AG+87d

Pattern: first filing Dec 23 (ME), last Mar 20 (ME) — a 87-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 15 — the full spread may be wider.

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/2023-02-17-emtec-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 17, 2023
Raw hash: 5c54dfcd7f2289fb6841b9c03a89485869941cbbb3300411be5f06fca7223791

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEmtec, Inc.

Victim entityEmtec, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 17, 2023

Stated responseUndertook a review, working with third party experts and law enforcement

ComplianceVT AG >14 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov