MalwareGovernmentGovernmentRansomwareData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Gooding County, Idaho

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 16, 2025

Filed

Jul 11, 2025

To disclose

25 days

Affected · nationwide

3,2531 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Gooding County, Idaho →

Gooding County, Idaho, reported a ransomware incident where cyber criminals accessed the network between March 22 and 25, 2025. The breach was discovered on June 16, 2025, affecting 3,253 individuals. The County notified law enforcement, engaged forensic consultants, and implemented security enhancements including password resets and network access restrictions.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 16, 2025 → Filed with AG Jul 11, 202525d ✓ ME AG ≤30d25 days 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 · 86 days

discovery → filing · 25 days

Mar 22, 2025

Begins

Jun 16, 2025

Discovered

Jul 11, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

7 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

Nebraska State AGbd_08d52b8e356cb9ba2025-07-11Verified
Idaho State AGbd_fa91ed734e822ded2025-04-04 · +98dCandidate

Name: Gooding County, Idaho
norm: gooding county idaho
Domain: goodingcounty.org

Name: Gooding County, Idaho
norm: gooding county idaho
Domain: goodingcounty.org
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Jun 16, 2025
Breach occurred: Mar 22, 2025 – Mar 25, 2025
Undetected for: 86 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 11, 2025
Affected individuals: 3,253state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: provided notice to the Idaho Attorney General
Initial access: external_remote_services

During the incident: Worked with our team to secure our network and begin an investigation
Launched an investigation with assistance from nationally recognized third-party cybersecurity and data forensics consultants
Alerted federal law enforcement
Changes made: Conducted an enterprise-wide password reset
Enhanced password complexity requirements
Reviewed and analyzed malware detection capabilities
Strengthened restrictions for external access to County network and email
Continued cybersecurity training for all employees
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 days(25 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 25d
Discovery-date grounding: 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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jun 16, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Jul 11, 2025
25d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 16, 2025 → Filed with AG: Jul 11, 2025	25d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Idaho State AGApr 4 · first

Nebraska State AG+98d

Maine State AG+98d · this page

Pattern: first filing Apr 4 (ID), last Jul 11 (ME) — a 98-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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/e0403c43-c1ea-4a6e-a584-1f73599a0227.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 11, 2025
Raw hash: 6252aa8ae2667894384f239cc0f81b21b5f5acfb31e4cdc062acafee11d00708

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGooding County, Idaho

Victim entityGooding County, Idaho

Incidentdiscovered Jun 16, 2025

Stated responseWorked with our team to secure our network and begin an investigation

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov