HackingEnergy & UtilitiesUtilitiesData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

West Texas Gas

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 27, 2023

Filed

Oct 9, 2023

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for West Texas Gas →

West Texas Gas notified consumers of a data breach where an unauthorized third party accessed systems starting May 16, 2023, copying files containing names and SSNs/tax IDs. The incident was discovered on May 27, 2023. No evidence of misuse was found. The company notified law enforcement, enhanced network security, and offered two years of Equifax Credit Watch Gold.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday19 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 11 days

discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 135 days

May 16, 2023

Begins

May 27, 2023

Discovered

Oct 9, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_baca07951a9397712023-10-09Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_f73afdced5211d982023-10-09Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_509b9fdefcd3f5ca2023-10-10 · +1dVerified
Maine State AGbd_5f82c02ddb292bf82023-10-10 · +1dVerified

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California State AGbd_c69c7e2e3c6db3542023-10-10 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_a9e6ecdf4265db362023-10-13 · +4dVerified

Name: West Texas Gas
norm: west texas gas

Name: West Texas Gas
norm: west texas gas
Industry: Energy & Utilitiesllm

Discovered: May 27, 2023
Breach occurred: May 16, 2023
Undetected for: 11 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 9, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated CollectionT1070 Indicator Removal
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notice with Vermont Attorney General

During the incident: Launched an investigation to determine the extent of any unauthorized activity
Notified law enforcement
Implemented additional measures designed to enhance the security of our network
Using a market leading threat monitoring tool
Updating other controls
Offering you complimentary use of Equifax Credit WatchTM Gold, for two years
Changes made: Using a market leading threat monitoring tool
Updating other controls
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 weeks(135 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Montana State AGOct 9 · first

Indiana State AGOct 9 · first

Vermont State AGOct 9 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d

California State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+4d

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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-10-09-west-texas-gas-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 9, 2023
Raw hash: a864744599fdeb346a808fdd29b30726a7cbfe0364da24f21de3b0502e289267

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWest Texas Gas

Victim entityWest Texas Gas

Incidentdiscovered May 27, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation to determine the extent of any unauthorized activity

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov