HackingEducationEducationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Pierce County Library System

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Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Dec 9, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 records

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for Pierce County Library System →

Pierce County Library System experienced unauthorized access to its systems between April 15 and April 21, 2025, during which certain files were copied and taken. The organization secured its systems and investigated the incident. A review completed on October 10, 2025, determined that personal information, including names, was involved. Approximately one Rhode Island resident was affected. The organization is offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d

⚠ no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.

Incident timeline

Apr 15, 2025

Begins

Dec 9, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 6 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by inc_ransom about this victim was first seen 201 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteinc_ransombd_5b40e5aa1a010f512025-04-21 · +232dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_a51f9d15cf7ff4ea2025-12-09Verified
Indiana State AGbd_e342cc3aa5512dd52025-12-09Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_2c869ac6798413982025-12-10 · +1dVerified by operator
Washington State AGbd_13778595ed20da502025-06-20 · +172dVerified by operator

Name: Pierce County Library System
norm: pierce county library system
Domain: piercecountylibrary.org

Name: Pierce County Library System
norm: pierce county library system
Domain: piercecountylibrary.org
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Apr 15, 2025 – Apr 21, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 9, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Promptly took steps to secure our systems
Initiated an investigation into the nature and scope of the event
Undertook a thorough review of the impacted systems to determine what information was present and to whom it relates
Offering access to complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services through IDX at no cost
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: Leak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Washington State AGJun 20 · first

Maine State AG+172d

Indiana State AG+172d

Vermont State AG+172d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+173d

Pattern: first filing Jun 20 (WA), last Dec 10 (MA) — a 173-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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-12-09-pierce-county-library-system-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 9, 2025
Raw hash: 08f8cc1e2c1c63d697acf3b59d5d465f1deaf9ec0ead11447dddde9436bb2306

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPierce County Library System

Victim entityPierce County Library System

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responsePromptly took steps to secure our systems

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov