MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDEmploymentMediumContained

Mackenzie Engineering, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 16, 2021

Filed

Aug 16, 2021

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Mackenzie Engineering, Inc. →

Mackenzie Engineering, Inc. notified affected individuals of a ransomware incident. Unauthorized access began June 16, 2021, with data exfiltration and encryption on July 16, 2021. Employee PII, including SSNs and DOBs, was compromised. The company engaged forensic experts and law enforcement, implemented enhanced security controls, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 30 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 31 days

Jun 16, 2021

Begins

Jul 16, 2021

Discovered

Aug 16, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_239d522188505d032021-08-16Candidate

Name: Mackenzie Engineering, Inc.
norm: mackenzie engineering
Domain: mcknze.com

Name: Mackenzie Engineering, Inc.
norm: mackenzie engineering
Domain: mcknze.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2021
Breach occurred: Jun 16, 2021 – Jul 16, 2021
Undetected for: 30 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 1, 2021
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDEmployment
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported the incident to law enforcement

During the incident: Engaged an outside law firm and cybersecurity experts to assist with our response and investigation efforts
Reported the incident to law enforcement
Offering a complimentary 24-month membership of Experian’s IdentityWorks
Changes made: Implemented a more secure login process
Implemented a more secure connection when working outside the office
Continued heightened monitoring on network and servers
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(31 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Oregon State AGAug 16 · first

Montana State AGAug 16 · first · this page

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/OCP/notificationLetter-41.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 16, 2021
Raw hash: a1741363489c68d6f119848dc15e6731c0cb4f6689c37672c7738394b16e704a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMackenzie Engineering, Inc.

Victim entityMackenzie Engineering, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2021

Stated responseEngaged an outside law firm and cybersecurity experts to assist with our response and investigation efforts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov