HackingOtherStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataTargetedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

Blue Ridge Rural Water Company, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 23, 2024

Filed

Aug 9, 2024

To disclose

17 days

Affected

16,220state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Blue Ridge Rural Water Company, Inc. →

Blue Ridge Rural Water Company, Inc. notified South Carolina residents of a July 23, 2024 incident where an unauthorized actor accessed files containing names, SSNs, and financial account numbers. The company engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, and provided one year of credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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South Carolina clock✓ SC CRA notice due17 days 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 · 17 days

Jul 23, 2024

Begins

Jul 23, 2024

Discovered

Aug 9, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

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

Indiana State AGbd_427b5b019930f9922024-08-06 · +3dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_4b0ab0d24fbded7f2024-08-06 · +3dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_8b0a14e1050ee9362024-08-06 · +3dVerified
Maine State AGbd_d504630cee0422fc2024-08-06 · +3dCandidate

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New Hampshire State AGbd_e96ff615c4ba59182024-08-06 · +3dVerified

Name: Blue Ridge Rural Water Company, Inc.
norm: blue ridge rural water
Domain: brrwc.org

Name: Blue Ridge Rural Water Company, Inc.
norm: blue ridge rural water
Domain: brrwc.org
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Jul 23, 2024
Breach occurred: Jul 23, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 9, 2024
Affected individuals: 16,220state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Implemented response protocols
Took measures to contain the activity
Launched an investigation
Engaged a cybersecurity firm
Notified law enforcement
Changes made: Taking additional steps to further enhance existing security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 days(17 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: SC CRA notice due
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 · 6 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGAug 6 · first

Vermont State AGAug 6 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 6 · first

Maine State AGAug 6 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 6 · first

South Carolina State AG+3d · 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://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Security%20Breach%20Notices/2024/BlueRidgeRuralWaterCompanyInc%20(1).pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 9, 2024
Raw hash: 46e4220900393b099023acbdce7891fb90a9869c276adbe5faeb4304bbf5a28e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBlue Ridge Rural Water Company, Inc.

Victim entityBlue Ridge Rural Water Company, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 23, 2024

Stated responseImplemented response protocols

ComplianceSC CRA notice due

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov