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UnknownGovernmentGovernmentEmployee Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumActive

Town of Amherst, NY

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 3, 2026

Filed

Apr 1, 2026

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for Town of Amherst, NY →4 incidents on file

The Town of Amherst notified residents on April 1, 2026, that it learned on February 3, 2026, that several employees had issues related to tax filings. The Town secured its network and engaged external cybersecurity professionals. While no evidence of system compromise was found, the Town issued the notice out of an abundance of caution. Potentially impacted information includes W-2 tax forms containing names and Social Security numbers. Complimentary identity monitoring services via Experian IdentityWorks were offered.

Massachusetts clock⏱ MA AG >30d8 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 57 days

Feb 3, 2026

Discovered

Apr 1, 2026

Filed

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗
Maine State AGApr 1 · first
Massachusetts State AGApr 1 · first · this page
New Hampshire State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Apr 1 (ME), last Apr 6 (NH) — a 5-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.