HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

MSX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 6, 2023

Filed

Jul 19, 2023

To disclose

23 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

63%

Full breach record for MSX INTERNATIONAL, INC. →

MSX International Inc. reported a data breach affecting Vermont residents. Unauthorized access occurred between Feb 2-6, 2023. Personal information including government IDs and basic identity data was potentially accessed. MSXI engaged third-party experts, notified law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring. No evidence of misuse was found.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday23 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 · 4 days

discovery → filing · 23 weeks / 163 days

Feb 2, 2023

Begins

Feb 6, 2023

Discovered

May 1, 2023

Scope determined

Jul 19, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by nokoyawa about this victim predates this filing by 147 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Sitesnatchbd_0d995f9f6e383ee42023-02-27 · +142dVerified by operator
Leak Sitenokoyawabd_5226a3e8f57ffa2e2023-02-22 · +147dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_29588ae5ff7764632023-07-19Verified by operator
California State AGbd_633d5eda6bd705202023-07-19Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_7fee316e9b328d452023-07-19Verified by operator
Maine State AGbd_fa18a1cb50db494d2023-07-19Verified by operator

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Massachusetts State AGbd_3fed1800c40f9f122023-07-20 · +1dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_d54a94b4468775522023-07-20 · +1dVerified

Name: MSX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
norm: msx international
Domain: msxi.com

Name: MSX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
norm: msx international
Domain: msxi.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 6, 2023
Breach occurred: Feb 2, 2023 – Feb 6, 2023
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: May 1, 2023
Notification sent: Jul 20, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched a comprehensive investigation with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity experts
Notified law enforcement
Took proactive measures to remove the unauthorized party
Offering you complimentary credit monitoring services through Experian IdentityWorks
Changes made: Took steps to reduce the likelihood of a similar incident occurring in the future
Continue to make additional improvements that strengthen our cybersecurity protections
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 weeks(163 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >90d
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 · 7 filings · 7 states

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Montana State AGJul 19 · first

California State AGJul 19 · first

New Hampshire State AGJul 19 · first

Maine State AGJul 19 · first

Vermont State AGJul 19 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Indiana State AG+1d

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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/2023-07-19-msx-international-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 19, 2023
Raw hash: 9748570e8060875d826b0a16afa681fb9cd20a47f05691be4fa56de961af25db

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMSX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Victim entityMSX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 6, 2023

Stated responseLaunched a comprehensive investigation with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity experts

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov