HackingTelecom & MediaInformationStolen CredentialsTargetedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Windstream Holdings II, LLC

bd_4f4b2f12322c63c0 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 23, 2020

Filed

Nov 18, 2020

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

12state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Windstream Holdings II, LLC →

Windstream Holdings II, LLC disclosed a cybersecurity attack occurring between July 11 and August 23, 2020. Unauthorized access to internal systems resulted in the potential exposure of personal information. Windstream engaged a cybersecurity firm, notified federal law enforcement, and implemented additional security measures. Affected individuals were offered two years of Experian IdentityWorks monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 43 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 87 days

Jul 11, 2020

Begins

Aug 23, 2020

Discovered

Nov 18, 2020

Filed

This filing is one of 7 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_2bb6bdb58b9d17512020-11-18Verified
Washington State AGbd_bfa2737f8a2934072020-11-18Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_d9cb4ad33a6b21752020-11-18Verified
Maine State AGbd_e9f1d74e2f32d3902020-11-18Verified

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Indiana State AGbd_f7b5275ca19836942020-11-18Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_75208315e26cf6892020-11-19 · +1dVerified

Name: Windstream Holdings II, LLC
norm: windstream holdings ii

Name: Windstream Holdings II, LLC
norm: windstream holdings ii
Industry: Telecom & Mediallm

Discovered: Aug 23, 2020
Breach occurred: Jul 11, 2020 – Aug 23, 2020
Undetected for: 43 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 12, 2020
Affected individuals: 12state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: notified federal law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation
Engaged a cybersecurity firm
Notified federal law enforcement
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures designed to enhance the security of our internal systems and applications
Offering a complimentary two-year membership of Experian’s IdentityWorks Credit 3B
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(87 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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California State AGNov 18 · first

Washington State AGNov 18 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 18 · first

Maine State AGNov 18 · first

Indiana State AGNov 18 · first

Montana State AGNov 18 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+1d

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/Windstream-General.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 18, 2020
Raw hash: e9e188a08415c1ec75bb1d8223e080034827e32bc8eb077e323ae291ff385f35

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWindstream Holdings II, LLC

Victim entityWindstream Holdings II, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Aug 23, 2020

Stated responseLaunched an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov