MalwareOtherRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedAuthenticationCredentialsFinancial accountHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDPHIPIIHighContained

Big Brothers Big Sisters

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 28, 2023

Filed

Nov 22, 2023

To disclose

34 weeks

Affected

15,604state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

71%

Full breach record for Big Brothers Big Sisters →

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) notified the Washington AG of a ransomware incident on or about March 28, 2023. The breach impacted approximately 15,604 Washington residents, exposing PII including SSNs, DOBs, driver's licenses, payment card data, and medical information. BBBSA engaged forensic investigators, notified the FBI, and began notifying affected individuals on November 22, 2023, offering credit monitoring.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d34 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 34 weeks / 239 days

Mar 28, 2023

Begins

Mar 28, 2023

Discovered

Nov 22, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+26 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Delaware State AGbd_326cb9b1491d0acf2023-11-22Verified
Vermont State AGbd_966c4007faa4a2f82023-11-22Verified
Maine State AGbd_bc1e14d477ece04a2023-11-22Verified
California State AGbd_d7ba25bbba1c16132023-11-22Verified

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 5d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_f793da00c6d196772023-11-22Verified
Montana State AGRoyalbd_5eb645451e1676d12023-11-21 · +1dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_b0099b4ccb4645092023-11-27 · +5dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Big Brothers Big Sisters
norm: big brothers big sisters
Domain: bigs.org
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Mar 28, 2023
Breach occurred: Mar 28, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 22, 2023
Affected individuals: 15,604state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)CredentialsPII
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberFinancial account numberDate of birthHealth insurance IDMedical informationUsername + password
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 0dexposure 0d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Attorney General

During the incident: Contained and secured the threat
Engaged external cybersecurity professionals
Conducted comprehensive investigation
Performed extensive manual document review
Notified the FBI
Provided notice to affected clients
Provided complimentary credit monitoring services
Advised affected residents to review financial account statements
Advised affected residents about placing fraud alerts and/or security freezes
Provided contact information for consumer reporting agencies and FTC
Changes made: Reviewing existing policies and training protocols relating to data protection
Enhancing security measures and monitoring tools
Continually evaluating and modifying practices to enhance security and privacy
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 34 weeks(239 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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Montana State AGNov 21 · first

Delaware State AG+1d

Vermont State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d

California State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Washington State AG+1d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Nov 21 (MT), last Nov 27 (MA) — a 6-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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/BreachA27095.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 22, 2023
Raw hash: d8d52d72afb9a99d34393d6450963f0cc206ded6034ce30d3044d4e4175d7038

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityBig Brothers Big Sisters

Incidentdiscovered Mar 28, 2023

Stated responseContained and secured the threat

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com