MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedData EncryptedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedAuthenticationFinancial accountIdentity (basic)Government IDPHIHealth (basic)HighContained

Title Guaranty Company of Lewis County

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Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 28, 2021

Filed

Dec 9, 2021

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

1,109state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for Title Guaranty Company of Lewis County →

Title Guaranty Company of Lewis County reported a ransomware attack in Washington affecting 1,109 residents. The incident occurred between Oct 24 and Nov 24, 2021, and was discovered on Oct 28, 2021. Customer data including names, SSNs, driver's licenses, and bank account info was accessed. The company engaged forensic investigators, notified the FBI, and offered one year of credit monitoring.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d6 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 · 4 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 42 days

Oct 24, 2021

Begins

Oct 28, 2021

Discovered

Dec 9, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

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

Indiana State AGbd_8b68f25fbf0a628f2022-01-14 · +36dVerified
Montana State AGbd_0918069faa0bc0c92022-01-21 · +43dVerified

Name: Title Guaranty Company of Lewis County
norm: title guaranty company of lewis county

Name: Title Guaranty Company of Lewis County
norm: title guaranty company of lewis county
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 28, 2021
Breach occurred: Oct 24, 2021 – Nov 24, 2021
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 29, 2022
Affected individuals: 1,109state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberFinancial account numberDate of birthMedical informationUsername + password
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoing
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the FBI

During the incident: Took immediate steps to secure our systems
Began a thorough investigation with the help of our IT vendor and IT consultant
Notified the FBI
Retained a nationally recognized cybersecurity forensic firm to conduct a thorough investigation
Shut down our computer systems and internet connections
Changes made: Each component of our systems was examined carefully before being returned to operation
All potentially impacted equipment was either removed or thoroughly cleaned
Data files were restored from backup
Cybersecurity firm installed more threat monitoring equipment
Helping us strengthen our defenses against future attacks
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(42 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >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.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Washington State AGDec 9 · first · this page

Indiana State AG+36d

Montana State AG+43d

Pattern: first filing Dec 9 (WA), last Jan 21 (MT) — a 43-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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA5275.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 9, 2021
Raw hash: b5b504b9eda4846b5f83f916e569ab3eebc0d2c1a4471434e0f6696bac162182

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTitle Guaranty Company of Lewis County

Victim entityTitle Guaranty Company of Lewis County

Incidentdiscovered Oct 28, 2021

Stated responseTook immediate steps to secure our systems

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com