DisclosureLens
MalwareOtherRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)PHIHighContained

RECOLOGY INC.

bd_4fdf2c85395e529e · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 2, 2023

Filed

Dec 19, 2023

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

3,540state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

69%
Full breach record for RECOLOGY INC. →3 incidents on file

Recology Inc. filed a supplemental notice with the Washington AG regarding a November 2023 ransomware incident. The breach affected 3,540 Washington residents, exposing PII including SSNs, driver's licenses, financial account numbers, and PHI. Recology engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring.

Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d7 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 · 7 weeks / 47 days

Nov 1, 2023

Begins

Nov 2, 2023

Discovered

Dec 19, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

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 ↗
Washington State AGDec 19 · first · this page
Oregon State AG+1d
California 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.