MalwareGovernmentGovernmentRansomwareCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedData EncryptedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

City of Post Falls Police Department

bd_2f14cce28a3bdc7c · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 19, 2022

Filed

May 9, 2022

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

6state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for City of Post Falls Police Department →

City of Post Falls Police Department notified individuals of a ransomware attack detected on Feb 19, 2022. Cybercriminals exfiltrated data including names, DOBs, addresses, and SSNs/Driver's Licenses before encrypting systems. Notices sent May 9, 2022, offering 1-year Experian monitoring. Remediation included network access restrictions and enhanced training.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 79 days

Feb 19, 2022

Discovered

May 9, 2022

Filed

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on median

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

Idaho State AGbd_e65a089c1ada7d172022-05-10 · +1dVerified
Idaho State AGbd_8a884e06a5e0cec32022-02-22 · +76dCandidate

Name: City of Post Falls Police Department
norm: city of post falls police department

Name: City of Post Falls Police Department
norm: city of post falls police department
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Feb 19, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 9, 2022
Affected individuals: 6state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation with the assistance of external cybersecurity professionals
Conducted a thorough review of this data to determine what information may have been involved
Offering 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring through Experian
Changes made: Closely monitoring and restricting outside access to our network
Increasing password complexity requirements
Enhancing network intrusion detection and response
Updating our incident response procedures to more quickly and effectively respond to incidents
Enhancing our cyber training and providing regular communications in order to increase cyber awareness
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(79 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 2 states

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Idaho State AGFeb 22 · first

Montana State AG+76d · this page

Idaho State AG+77d

Pattern: first filing Feb 22 (ID), last May 10 (ID) — a 77-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/City-of-Post-Falls-Police-Department-Consumer-Notification-Letter.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 9, 2022
Raw hash: 8cad6483dc5acfa815e3671dc8901ffe6998b96d2c91bfd0addf4fab9ea063e1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCity of Post Falls Police Department

Victim entityCity of Post Falls Police Department

Incidentdiscovered Feb 19, 2022

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation with the assistance of external cybersecurity professionals

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov