HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceVulnerability ExploitStolen CredentialsTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Peoples Bank and Trust

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 9, 2021

Filed

May 12, 2021

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

18state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Peoples Bank and Trust →

Peoples Bank and Trust notified customers of a cybersecurity attack discovered on April 9, 2021. The incident potentially exposed names, addresses, SSNs, driver's license numbers, DOBs, and account numbers. The bank engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring. No actual misuse was confirmed.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 33 days

Apr 9, 2021

Discovered

May 12, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

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

Maine State AGbd_4e5e9641f07a6ded2021-05-13 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_b70c6a409053c83b2021-05-13 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_db9d67a439a26f5f2021-05-20 · +8dVerified

Name: Peoples Bank and Trust
norm: peoples bank and

Name: Peoples Bank and Trust
norm: peoples bank and
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 9, 2021
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 18state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: notified federal law enforcementnotified all required local and federal regulatory agencies
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Acted quickly to protect our systems and the security of our customers with the assistance of third-party computer forensic specialists
Notified federal law enforcement
Notified all required local and federal regulatory agencies
Conducting a robust investigation
Offering access to complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services
Changes made: Working to review and enhance these protections
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(33 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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Montana State AGMay 12 · first · this page

Maine State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+8d

Pattern: first filing May 12 (MT), last May 20 (NH) — a 8-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/PBT-Notif.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 12, 2021
Raw hash: 554e313b9fdd8a792bb72923f69637ca1307b0c39feffe376ae901d0280d759d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPeoples Bank and Trust

Victim entityPeoples Bank and Trust

Incidentdiscovered Apr 9, 2021

Stated responseActed quickly to protect our systems and the security of our customers with the assistance of third-party computer forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov