MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedFinancial accountHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDPHIPIIHighContained

UNITE HERE!

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Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 20, 2023

Filed

Feb 23, 2024

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected

76,574state residents only

Linked

13 filings

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for UNITE HERE! →

UNITE HERE disclosed a ransomware incident affecting 76,574 Washington residents. Unauthorized access occurred and was discovered on October 20, 2023. Data exposed included names, SSNs, DOBs, driver's licenses, financial accounts, and health information. Notices were sent on February 23, 2024. The organization engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d18 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 18 weeks / 126 days

Oct 20, 2023

Begins

Oct 20, 2023

Discovered

Feb 23, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

on median

This filing is one of 13 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteinc_ransombd_17ad976435ab97472024-04-22 · +59dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_2672717fc2d0cde02024-02-23Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_33e463526bc7668b2024-02-23Verified by operator
Montana State AGbd_35efb62d46022cd62024-02-23Verified
Oregon State AGbd_3729b8bde4d31e492024-02-23Verified by operator

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Massachusetts State AGbd_a3d01db5513ffe8e2024-02-23Verified by operator
California State AGbd_ab749990d313fd0c2024-02-23Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_c3a0ae0aa0e09f542024-02-23Verified by operator
HHS OCRbd_c61e337919b056d42024-02-23Verified by operator
Illinois State AGbd_5310a1dc1743d6722024-02-01 · +22dVerified

Showing first 10 of 12 linked disclosures.

Name: UNITE HERE!
norm: unite here
Domain: unitehere.org

Name: UNITE HERE!
norm: unite here
Domain: unitehere.org
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 20, 2023
Breach occurred: Oct 20, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 23, 2024
Affected individuals: 76,574state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)PII
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberFinancial account numberDate of birthPassport numberMedical information
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 0dexposure 0d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementProvided written notice to relevant state and federal regulatorsNotified the three major credit reporting agenciesNotified the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service

During the incident: Took systems offline
Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the activity
Engaged third-party forensic specialists
Notified federal law enforcement
Provided access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months through IDX
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Provided written notice to relevant state and federal regulators
Notified the three major credit reporting agencies
Notified the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service
Changes made: Reset system passwords
Added extra layers of security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(126 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90dLeak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

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Illinois State AGFeb 1 · first

Maine State AG+22d

New Hampshire State AG+22d

Montana State AG+22d

Oregon State AG+22d

Massachusetts State AG+22d

California State AG+22d

Indiana State AG+22d

HHS OCR+22d

Washington State AG+22d · this page

Pattern: first filing Feb 1 (IL), last Feb 23 (WA) — a 22-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 12 — the full spread may be wider.

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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA28045.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 23, 2024
Raw hash: a5eba116038ca3cef2d1d28c1d8b73eb996bceb4b91663e6c6acb6ae8379ed3d

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityUNITE HERE!

Victim entityUNITE HERE!

Incidentdiscovered Oct 20, 2023

Stated responseTook systems offline

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com