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MalwareTechnologyInformationRansomwareData EncryptedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Kaye-Smith

bd_1adca0dc7b192f83 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 29, 2022

Filed

Dec 9, 2022

To disclose

28 weeks

Affected

15state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for Kaye-Smith2 incidents on file

Kaye-Smith Enterprises, Inc. notified Montana residents of a ransomware attack in late May 2022. The incident compromised names, addresses, and Social Security Numbers of individuals for whom Kaye-Smith processed mail on behalf of MultiCare. The company engaged outside experts, enhanced security monitoring, and provided two years of Equifax Credit Watch Gold to affected individuals.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 28 weeks / 194 days

May 29, 2022

Begins

May 29, 2022

Discovered

Dec 9, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+9 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Show 1 more filingup to 102d gap

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗
California State AGAug 29 · first
Montana State AG+102d · this page

Pattern: first filing Aug 29 (CA), last Dec 15 (NH) — a 108-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.