PhysicalTechnologyManufacturingProfessional ServicesInformationTheftSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The Davis Companies, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 29, 2015

Filed

Aug 3, 2015

To disclose

5 days

Affected · nationwide

176 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

The Davis Companies, Inc. notified the NH Attorney General of a breach involving a stolen laptop belonging to a third-party vendor (SterlingBackcheck) in India. The incident occurred on May 29, 2015, and was discovered on July 29, 2015. PII of 17 employees (including 6 NH residents) was potentially compromised, including names, DOBs, and SSNs. Notices were sent to affected individuals by August 8, 2015.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 61 days

discovery → filing · 5 days

May 29, 2015

Begins

Jul 29, 2015

Discovered

Aug 3, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

18 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_079a62c45da7c20d2015-08-06 · +3dVerified

Name: The Davis Companies, Inc.
norm: the davis companies
Domain: davisvision.com

Name: The Davis Companies, Inc.
norm: the davis companies
Domain: davisvision.com
Industry: TechnologyllmManufacturingllmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 29, 2015
Breach occurred: May 29, 2015
Undetected for: 61 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 8, 2015
Affected individuals: 17state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Regulator citations: Notified Attorney General Joseph Foster pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 359-C:20(1)b

During the incident: SterlingBackcheck is conducting its own internal investigation and forensic analysis
Providing notice of the security breach to affected New Hampshire residents
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 days(5 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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New Hampshire State AGAug 3 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+3d

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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/davis-companies-20150803.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 3, 2015
Raw hash: ec035ec8a4a094d8cdfa792d0f40ffc752e3b3b2cb1ba62b0ec964634e9ce144

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Davis Companies, Inc.

Victim entityThe Davis Companies, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 29, 2015

Stated responseSterlingBackcheck is conducting its own internal investigation and forensic analysis

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov