HackingGovernmentGovernmentData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

City of Bedford, Texas

bd_3b614a60a8e748b7 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 9, 2025

Filed

May 18, 2026

To disclose

13 months

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for City of Bedford, Texas →

City of Bedford, Texas notified Massachusetts AG of a data breach where unauthorized third-party access occurred between April 5-9, 2025. Suspicious activity was detected on April 9, 2025. The incident involved personal information of residents, including government IDs. Law enforcement was notified, and credit monitoring was offered. Investigation concluded in March 2026.

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Massachusetts clock✗ MA AG >90d13 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 · 4 days

discovery → filing · 13 months / 404 days

Apr 5, 2025

Begins

Apr 9, 2025

Discovered

May 18, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+47 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_3a590ef5c12e3dae2026-05-18Verified
Indiana State AGbd_a078b079ac30f20f2026-05-21 · +3dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_fbf1d937c2680d342026-05-21 · +3dVerified
Texas State AGbd_f40314fa897a81032026-05-15 · +3dVerified by operator

Name: City of Bedford, Texas
norm: city of bedford texas
Domain: bedfordtx.gov

Name: City of Bedford, Texas
norm: city of bedford texas
Domain: bedfordtx.gov
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Apr 9, 2025
Breach occurred: Apr 5, 2025 – Apr 9, 2025
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 18, 2026
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to secure our systems
Began working with independent cybersecurity experts to investigate the activity
Engaged a specialized data-review firm to analyze those files
Notified law enforcement of the incident
Offering you a complimentary 12/24-month membership to Epiq - Privacy Solutions ID
Changes made: Taken steps to further strengthen the security of our systems and reduce the risk of a similar event occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 months(404 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: MA AG >90d
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.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Texas State AGMay 15 · first

New Hampshire State AG+3d

Massachusetts State AG+3d · this page

Indiana State AG+6d

Nebraska State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing May 15 (TX), last May 21 (NE) — a 6-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.mass.gov/doc/2026-796-city-of-bedford-texas/download
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 18, 2026
Raw hash: a036cc685edb9c6501088b2825f400b6167a98b51db832aebdf147a3e58a424d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCity of Bedford, Texas

Victim entityCity of Bedford, Texas

Incidentdiscovered Apr 9, 2025

Stated responseTook steps to secure our systems

ComplianceMA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.mass.gov