HackingTechnologyTelecom & MediaInformationStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Guardian News & Media LImited

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 20, 2022

Filed

Jan 20, 2023

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Guardian News & Media LImited →

Guardian News & Media Limited notified Montana residents of unauthorized access to its computer network in December 2022. The incident involved the exfiltration of names, Social Security numbers, and potentially direct deposit and passport information. The company engaged a cybersecurity firm for investigation and offered one year of Experian IdentityWorks protection to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 31 days

Dec 20, 2022

Discovered

Jan 20, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_26a4b13dd81e23c02023-01-20Verified

Name: Guardian News & Media LImited
norm: guardian news media
Domain: theguardian.com

Name: Guardian News & Media LImited
norm: guardian news media
Domain: theguardian.com
Industry: TechnologyllmTelecom & Mediallm

Discovered: Dec 20, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 13, 2023
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took immediate action to contain the incident
Began an investigation with the assistance of a cybersecurity firm
Offering complimentary identity theft protection services through a one-year membership with Experian IdentityWorks
Changes made: Continue to take steps to enhance the security of our computer systems and the data we maintain
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(31 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGJan 20 · first

Montana State AGJan 20 · first · this page

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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-42.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 20, 2023
Raw hash: 093d17f2ccf496221a70873ffff3579ce251d24946b151812348ae80bee4b59c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGuardian News & Media LImited

Victim entityGuardian News & Media LImited

Incidentdiscovered Dec 20, 2022

Stated responseTook immediate action to contain the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov