DisclosureLens
HackingGovernmentGovernmentCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 4, 2019

Filed

Dec 5, 2019

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Confidence

65%
Full breach record for Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks2 incidents on file

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks notified individuals of a data security incident on November 4, 2019, involving a single state-issued laptop. The breach exposed personal tax returns and financial account numbers. The Department of Justice conducted a forensic investigation. No improper use of PII was indicated. Affected individuals were offered one year of complimentary credit monitoring via Experian.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 31 days

Nov 4, 2019

Begins

Nov 4, 2019

Discovered

Dec 5, 2019

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2 affectedView incident

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.