HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitOpportunisticCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDPIIHighContained

Seattle Police Officers' Guild

bd_3e8b7ae0b9979a18 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 30, 2021

Filed

Apr 26, 2021

To disclose

27 days

Affected

1,297state residents only

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for Seattle Police Officers' Guild →

Seattle Police Officers' Guild notified Washington AG of a cyberattack on its Microsoft Exchange email server. Unauthorized access occurred March 6-30, 2021. Incident discovered March 30, 2021. 1,297 Washington residents affected. Data included names, emails, addresses, DOBs, and SSNs. SPOG took server offline, engaged law enforcement, and provided LifeLock.

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Washington clock✓ WA AG ≤30d27 days 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 · 24 days

discovery → filing · 27 days

Mar 6, 2021

Begins

Mar 30, 2021

Discovered

Apr 26, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

13 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,297 affectedView incident

Name: Bradley Bernstein Sands LLP
norm: bradley bernstein sands

Name: Seattle Police Officers' Guild
norm: seattle police officers guild
Domain: seattlepoliceofficers.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 30, 2021
Breach occurred: Mar 6, 2021 – Mar 30, 2021
Undetected for: 24 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 6, 2021
Affected individuals: 1,297state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPII
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDate of birth
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took the impacted server offline
Working with IT professionals and law enforcement
Providing LifeLock to all individuals impacted
Held informational sessions/workshops with cyber security professionals
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures designed to prevent a recurrence
Providing LifeLock to all individuals impacted
Held informational sessions/workshops with cyber security professionals
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 days(27 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.

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/BreachM10450.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 26, 2021
Raw hash: e11412b9355835a709dc1293e0a7723e66bf64b0389a8f2021bc267e0f6a5e9a

Reporting entityBradley Bernstein Sands LLP

Victim entitySeattle Police Officers' Guild

Incidentdiscovered Mar 30, 2021

Stated responseTook the impacted server offline

ComplianceWA AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com