MalwareGovernmentGovernmentRansomwareCapture Stored DataRansom DemandedData ExfiltratedData PublishedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Box Elder County

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 17, 2025

Filed

Dec 17, 2025

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

81,6644 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Box Elder County →

Box Elder County (UT) experienced a ransomware incident with unauthorized access between May 6 and August 3, 2025. The County detected the ransomware on August 3, 2025, and completed its investigation on November 17, 2025. The incident affected 81,664 individuals, including 4 Maine residents. Data exfiltrated included public records and personal information. The County refused to pay the ransom, but data was posted online. Notices were sent on December 17, 2025, offering 12 months of identity protection.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >90d4 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 195 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

May 6, 2025

Begins

Nov 17, 2025

Discovered

Dec 17, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteinterlockbd_7a2d89b97d32cf822025-08-13 · +126dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Nebraska State AGbd_153cc7b458d943ec2025-12-17Verified
Montana State AGbd_a1e28b49e506ea412025-12-17Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_d1cfbff34cfa17612025-12-17Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_2a7063a4068a187a2025-12-24 · +7dVerified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_83ffa09a231748e52025-12-26 · +9dVerified by operator

Name: Box Elder County
norm: box elder county
Domain: boxeldercounty.org

Name: Box Elder County
norm: box elder county
Domain: boxeldercounty.org
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Nov 17, 2025
Breach occurred: May 6, 2025 – Aug 3, 2025
Undetected for: 195 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 17, 2025
Affected individuals: 81,664state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified state and federal law enforcementNotified the Utah Attorney GeneralNotified the Utah Cyber CenterNotified all appropriate state regulators

During the incident: Launched an investigation with assistance from nationally recognized third-party cybersecurity and data forensics consultants
Alerted state and federal law enforcement
Conducted a thorough review of that data to determine what information was involved and who may have been affected
Changes made: Deployed security tools to enhance detection and accelerate response to cyber incidents
Actively monitoring our network using end point detection tools
Conducted enterprise-wide password reset
Strengthened restrictions for external network access
Evaluating steps to further bolster our cyber defenses
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >90dME AG ≤30d · 30d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Nov 17, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Dec 17, 2025
30d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 17, 2025 → Filed with AG: Dec 17, 2025	30d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Nebraska State AGDec 17 · first

Montana State AGDec 17 · first

Indiana State AGDec 17 · first

Maine State AGDec 17 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Massachusetts State AG+9d

Pattern: first filing Dec 17 (NE), last Dec 26 (MA) — a 9-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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/bcf22e56-1612-440c-8818-a6671f4a866b.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 17, 2025
Raw hash: 2b822b0cc075b0eea9a2f466f80326f15427de457cd6a6350a600769f40ec5d2

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBox Elder County

Victim entityBox Elder County

Incidentdiscovered Nov 17, 2025

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with assistance from nationally recognized third-party cybersecurity and data forensics consultants

ComplianceLeak >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov