HackingGovernmentGovernmentPhishingStolen CredentialsTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedFinancial accountIdentity (basic)Government IDPHIPIIHealth (basic)MediumContained

Spokane Valley Fire Department

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 16, 2023

Filed

Mar 8, 2024

To disclose

21 weeks

Affected

575state residents only

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for Spokane Valley Fire Department →

Spokane Valley Fire Department (WA) reported a phishing-based cyberattack on Oct 16, 2023, granting unauthorized access to networks. 575 Washington residents affected. Notifications mailed starting March 12, 2024, offering credit monitoring.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d21 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 · 1 days

discovery → filing · 21 weeks / 144 days

Oct 15, 2023

Begins

Oct 16, 2023

Discovered

Mar 8, 2024

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed575 affectedView incident

Name: Spokane Valley Fire Department
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Name: Spokane Valley Fire Department
norm: spokane valley fire department
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Oct 16, 2023
Breach occurred: Oct 15, 2023 – Oct 16, 2023
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 12, 2024
Affected individuals: 575state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberFinancial account numberDate of birthPassport numberMedical information
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Took action to secure the network
Commenced an investigation
An outside cybersecurity firm was engaged to assist us in our investigation
Established a dedicated, toll-free call center to answer questions
Offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services
Changes made: Implementing several changes to enhance its existing security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 weeks(144 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
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/BreachA28188.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 8, 2024
Raw hash: b81fbc118f09af5507279ca1a47bc9e2f84dcfd6df5ce3b503ec94b662f3d532

Reporting entitySpokane Valley Fire Department

Victim entitySpokane Valley Fire Department

Incidentdiscovered Oct 16, 2023

Stated responseTook action to secure the network

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com