MalwareGovernmentGovernmentRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDPHIMediumContained

Municipal Gas Utility of the City of Cedar Falls, Iowa

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 19, 2024

Filed

Feb 19, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Municipal Gas Utility of the City of Cedar Falls, Iowa →

The City of Cedar Falls, Iowa, reported a ransomware incident detected on June 19, 2024. The breach affected 3 Nebraska residents, exposing names, DOBs, SSNs, driver's license numbers, and health information. The City restored its network from backups, enhanced security controls (MFA, patching, firewall updates), and mailed notifications on February 19, 2025, offering credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

Jun 19, 2024

Discovered

Feb 19, 2025

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

Iowa State AGbd_a6fda0844b5de36b2025-02-25 · +6dCandidate
Maryland State AGbd_b66781538558a8e42025-02-25 · +6dVerified

Name: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: wilsonelser.com

Name: Municipal Gas Utility of the City of Cedar Falls, Iowa
norm: municipal gas utility of the city of cedar falls iowa
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Jun 19, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 19, 2025
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPHI
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notice with Nebraska Office of the Attorney General

During the incident: Engaged legal counsel and cybersecurity professionals to conduct a forensic investigation
Securely restored its network from backups
Changed all passwords and updated its password policy
Implemented an automated patching tool
Updated its firewall configurations
Conducted an external penetration test
Conducted an external vulnerability scan
Mailed individual notification letters offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services
Changes made: Changed all passwords and updated its password policy
Implemented an automated patching tool
Updated its firewall configurations
Conducted an external penetration test
Conducted an external vulnerability scan
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Nebraska State AGFeb 19 · first · this page

Iowa State AG+6d

Maryland State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Feb 19 (NE), last Feb 25 (MD) — a 6-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.

Source URL: https://nebraska.gov/ago/data-breach/documents/25-02-25 - Cedar Falls - NE AG Notice Letter.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 19, 2025
Raw hash: bc1e71b112027bc04c2bc24985615db5da815f89532c11ae74d8c646ded2c7fd

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityMunicipal Gas Utility of the City of Cedar Falls, Iowa

Incidentdiscovered Jun 19, 2024

Stated responseEngaged legal counsel and cybersecurity professionals to conduct a forensic investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancenebraska.gov