HackingEnergy & UtilitiesUtilitiesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

WESTERN NEW YORK ENERGY, LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 25, 2025

Filed

Jun 4, 2025

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 records

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for WESTERN NEW YORK ENERGY, LLC →

Western New York Energy notified consumers of a network security incident detected on April 25, 2025, where an unauthorized third party accessed the network. The incident potentially exposed names. The company engaged forensic specialists, rebuilt affected systems, notified the FBI, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring. No evidence of specific misuse was found.

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Vermont clock⏱ VT AG >14 bday6 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

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 40 days

Apr 25, 2025

Discovered

Jun 4, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 5 records about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Siteinc_ransombd_71f1bd5ae13ac4642026-02-03 · +245dVerified by operator
Leak Sitesafepaybd_b4d7c8c015196bce2025-04-24 · +41dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_6366f9e8421253142025-06-04Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_2ac9edac7dfeaee02025-06-05 · +1dVerified by operator

Name: WESTERN NEW YORK ENERGY, LLC
norm: western new york energy
Domain: wnyenergy.com

Name: WESTERN NEW YORK ENERGY, LLC
norm: western new york energy
Domain: wnyenergy.com
Industry: Energy & Utilitiesllm

Discovered: Apr 25, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 4, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the FBI and is fully cooperating with their investigation
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged third-party forensic specialists to assist with securing the network environment and investigating the extent of any unauthorized activity
Wiped and rebuilt affected systems
Took steps to bolster network security
Reviewed and altered policies, procedures, and network security software
Notified the FBI and is fully cooperating with their investigation
Provided access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Provided proactive fraud assistance through Cyberscout
Changes made: Wiped and rebuilt affected systems
Reviewed and altered policies, procedures, and network security software relating to the security of our systems and servers
Reviewed how we store and manage data
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(40 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 · 3 filings · 3 states

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New Hampshire State AGJun 4 · first

Vermont State AGJun 4 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

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/2025-06-04-western-new-york-energy-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 4, 2025
Raw hash: 066000fc7e707a24a4a29403853e62a9c57c9a9e8f845e3fb6255c6192dc7da8

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWESTERN NEW YORK ENERGY, LLC

Victim entityWESTERN NEW YORK ENERGY, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 25, 2025

Stated responseEngaged third-party forensic specialists to assist with securing the network environment and investigating the extent of any unauthorized activity

ComplianceVT AG >14 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov