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MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData EncryptedPIIIdentity (basic)LowResolved

CNY Works, Inc.

bd_436088c01cac6fae · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Dec 21, 2019

Filed

Jun 25, 2020

To disclose

27 weeks

Affected

9state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for CNY Works, Inc.

CNY Works, Inc. notified Montana residents of a ransomware incident discovered on December 21, 2019. Malware encrypted files on several servers. Forensic investigation found no evidence of data exfiltration, but personal data was present in encrypted files. The company engaged external cybersecurity professionals, restored files from backups, and offered one year of complimentary credit monitoring via Experian IdentityWorks.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 27 weeks / 187 days

Dec 21, 2019

Discovered

Jun 25, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+9 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗
Indiana State AGJun 24 · first
Montana State AG+1d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jun 24 (IN), last Jun 29 (NH) — a 5-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.