HackingGovernmentGovernmentCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

City of Pittsburg

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 18, 2024

Filed

Oct 2, 2025

To disclose

14 months

Affected · nationwide

39,9892 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for City of Pittsburg →2 incidents on file

City of Pittsburg, California reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between August 6 and August 18, 2024. The incident affected 39,989 individuals, including residents, employees, and service users. Data involved likely included names combined with government identifiers (SSN, Driver's License). The City notified federal law enforcement, engaged forensic specialists, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 18, 2024 → Filed with AG Oct 2, 2025410d ✗ ME AG >90d14 months 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 · 12 days

discovery → filing · 14 months / 410 days

Aug 6, 2024

Begins

Aug 18, 2024

Discovered

Oct 2, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+48 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_2a1311514987d7692025-10-02Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_5a1cc699d1ff13a12025-10-02Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_621ee3585941dd282025-10-02Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_ac4df3aea992cfe92025-10-02Verified

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California State AGbd_f81819f17ffdc4412025-10-02Verified

Name: City of Pittsburg
norm: city of pittsburg
Domain: pittks.org

Name: City of Pittsburg
norm: city of pittsburg
Domain: pittks.org
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Aug 18, 2024
Breach occurred: Aug 6, 2024 – Aug 18, 2024
Undetected for: 12 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 2, 2025
Affected individuals: 39,989state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged third-party cybersecurity specialists to perform a comprehensive investigation
Informed the Pittsburg community about the incident
Established a dedicated call center to assist individuals with inquiries
Federal law enforcement was informed of the incident
Changes made: Strengthening authentication protocols
Deploying new technologies to further enhance threat detection and response capabilities
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 months(410 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 410dME resident >180d · 410d
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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Aug 18, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Oct 2, 2025
410d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Aug 18, 2024
→ Notified: Oct 2, 2025
410d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 18, 2024 → Filed with AG: Oct 2, 2025	410d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Aug 18, 2024 → Notified: Oct 2, 2025	410d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGOct 2 · first

Massachusetts State AGOct 2 · first

Nebraska State AGOct 2 · first

New Hampshire State AGOct 2 · first

California State AGOct 2 · first

Maine State AGOct 2 · 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/7249d267-36c0-4e94-b7a9-2046499ce9b4.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 2, 2025
Raw hash: e81d04c013a4ad56c8ff5963ac38ac7f01fe6f24423067b9fa873b32df175b33

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCity of Pittsburg

Victim entityCity of Pittsburg

Incidentdiscovered Aug 18, 2024

Stated responseEngaged third-party cybersecurity specialists to perform a comprehensive investigation

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov