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MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Douglas County Libraries

bd_2653308f1b2f337e · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 14, 2024

Filed

Mar 20, 2024

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

63%
Full breach record for Douglas County Libraries

Douglas County Libraries experienced a ransomware incident in January 2024. Unauthorized actors accessed systems between Jan 13-14, 2024, encrypting files and exfiltrating data including names and SSNs. The network was taken offline, forensic firms engaged, and law enforcement notified. Notices were sent March 20, 2024, offering credit monitoring.

Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days
discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 66 days

Jan 13, 2024

Begins

Jan 14, 2024

Discovered

Mar 20, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Show 1 more filingup to 66d gap

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗
PressJan 14 · first
Montana State AG+66d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 14, last Mar 28 (NH) — a 74-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.