MalwareOtherRansomwareCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedData EncryptedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

First Baptist Church of Hammond

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 5, 2025

Filed

Aug 20, 2025

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for First Baptist Church of Hammond →

First Baptist Church of Hammond notified Vermont AG of a breach where an unknown actor accessed the network, encrypted files with ransomware, and exfiltrated names and SSNs between June 29 and July 2, 2025. The incident was discovered July 5, 2025. The church is offering 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring. Approximately 2 Rhode Island residents were impacted.

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Vermont clock⏱ VT AG >14 bday7 weeks 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 · 6 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 46 days

Jun 29, 2025

Begins

Jul 5, 2025

Discovered

Aug 20, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siterhysidabd_58ac4cdec3e0a04d2025-07-29 · +22dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_5566a28cc1e477882025-08-20Verified by operator
Nebraska State AGbd_17cf995dead9c67d2025-08-21 · +1dVerified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_8d4ca7e05a750f782025-08-21 · +1dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_e3aed04ac4644d012025-08-21 · +1dVerified by operator

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 19d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_e9e27b94d10bddd42025-08-21 · +1dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_f26219b192211b432025-08-21 · +1dVerified by operator
Illinois State AGbd_b1a7ad01b125a0fe2025-08-01 · +19dVerified by operator

Name: First Baptist Church of Hammond
norm: first baptist church of hammond

Name: First Baptist Church of Hammond
norm: first baptist church of hammond
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Jul 5, 2025
Breach occurred: Jun 29, 2025 – Jul 2, 2025
Undetected for: 6 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Aug 20, 2025
Notification sent: Aug 21, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Providing individuals with free resources and guidance, including identity monitoring services
Published a notice on our website on July 15 to keep the community informed
Arranged services to provide individuals with notice and an offer of complimentary identity monitoring
Providing you with access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Changes made: Taken measures to reduce the risk of an issue like this reoccurring
Continue to evaluate and update our policies and practices as appropriate
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(46 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >14 bday
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 · 8 filings · 8 states

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Illinois State AGAug 1 · first

Montana State AG+19d

Vermont State AG+19d · this page

Nebraska State AG+20d

Massachusetts State AG+20d

Indiana State AG+20d

New Hampshire State AG+20d

Maine State AG+20d

Pattern: first filing Aug 1 (IL), last Aug 21 (ME) — a 20-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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-08-20-first-baptist-church-hammond-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 20, 2025
Raw hash: c6ad82bd525d3009e3edbdf1b9363537472746a785b09fc392db832f62e49d34

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFirst Baptist Church of Hammond

Victim entityFirst Baptist Church of Hammond

Incidentdiscovered Jul 5, 2025

Stated responseProviding individuals with free resources and guidance, including identity monitoring services

ComplianceVT AG >14 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov