DisclosureLens
HackingInformationCustomer Data InvolvedPIIFinancial accountFinancial credentialsLow

US Cellular

bd_6319c274e9d87a74 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 31, 2022

Filed

Nov 9, 2022

To disclose

9 days

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for US Cellular →3 incidents on file

USCellular reported an external system breach that occurred on October 30, 2022, and was discovered the following day. The breach affected one Maine resident, compromising their name and financial account or card number, along with the corresponding security code or PIN. The affected individual was notified in writing on November 9, 2022.

Maine clockDiscovered Oct 31, 2022 → Filed with AG Nov 9, 20229d ✓ ME AG ≤30d9 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 · 1 days
discovery → filing · 9 days

Oct 30, 2022

Begins

Oct 31, 2022

Discovered

Nov 9, 2022

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1 affectedView incident

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.