MalwareOtherRansomwareRansom DemandedData EncryptedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

McDougall & Sons, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 11, 2021

Filed

Apr 15, 2021

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

7state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for McDougall & Sons, Inc. →2 incidents on file

McDougall & Sons, Inc. disclosed a ransomware attack in Montana. Unauthorized access occurred Jan 10-12, 2021; discovered Jan 11, 2021. Data involved SSN and DOB. Notified FBI and regulators. Offered 12 months identity protection.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 94 days

Jan 10, 2021

Begins

Jan 11, 2021

Discovered

Apr 15, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+6 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_e69d4d084ed63fb32021-04-13 · +2dVerified
Washington State AGbd_9ca2dbf0f7d7ec052021-04-09 · +6dCandidate
California State AGbd_fd2b1590792830b22021-04-09 · +6dVerified

Name: McDougall & Sons, Inc.
norm: mcdougall sons

Name: McDougall & Sons, Inc.
norm: mcdougall sons
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Jan 11, 2021
Breach occurred: Jan 10, 2021 – Jan 12, 2021
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 13, 2021
Affected individuals: 7state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported the incident to the Federal Bureau of InvestigationNotified regulatory agencies
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took immediate steps to secure systems prior to restoration
Retained outside cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation
Implemented additional security measures to further harden digital environment
Reported the incident to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Notified regulatory agencies
Offering 12 months of identity theft protection services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to further harden digital environment
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(94 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Washington State AGApr 9 · first

California State AGApr 9 · first

Indiana State AG+4d

Montana State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Apr 9 (WA), last Apr 15 (MT) — 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/mc-notif.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 15, 2021
Raw hash: e9775efa81f3cc881a5c00013450ff23d9c406444de379c50b9fdf688bb2ba4c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMcDougall & Sons, Inc.

Victim entityMcDougall & Sons, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 11, 2021

Stated responseTook immediate steps to secure systems prior to restoration

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov