Social EngineeringGovernmentGovernmentPhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Metropolitan Council

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Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 16, 2024

Filed

Dec 6, 2024

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected · nationwide

16,93514 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Metropolitan Council →

Metropolitan Council (MN) reported unauthorized access to employee email accounts between March 27 and May 27, 2024, following suspicious activity identified on October 16, 2024. The incident likely exposed names, addresses, phone numbers, and SSNs of 16,935 individuals. The Council engaged cybersecurity specialists, notified regulators, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 16, 2024 → Filed with AG Dec 6, 202451d ⏱ ME AG >30d7 weeks 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 · 203 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 51 days

Mar 27, 2024

Begins

Oct 16, 2024

Discovered

Dec 6, 2024

Filed

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_19dd3eaf23b9625c2024-12-06Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_0970638fea8e98152024-12-04 · +2dVerified
Montana State AGbd_1ef46e82b66a511f2024-12-04 · +2dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_7e63071c711699772024-12-03 · +3dVerified

Name: Metropolitan Council
norm: metropolitan council
Domain: metc.state.mn.us

Name: Metropolitan Council
norm: metropolitan council
Domain: metc.state.mn.us
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Oct 16, 2024
Breach occurred: Mar 27, 2024 – May 27, 2024
Undetected for: 203 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 3, 2024
Affected individuals: 16,935state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reporting this event to appropriate regulators
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Took steps to ensure the security of the email tenant
Launched a comprehensive investigation, with the assistance of cybersecurity specialists
Reporting this event to appropriate regulators
Offering 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring through IDX
Changes made: Reviewing our policies, procedures, and training protocol to reduce the risk of a similar events from occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(51 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 51d
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: Oct 16, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Dec 6, 2024
51d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 16, 2024 → Filed with AG: Dec 6, 2024	51d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGDec 3 · first

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Montana State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+3d

Maine State AG+3d · 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/ee69d8c1-dee6-482f-b3e7-702e252ad104.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 6, 2024
Raw hash: c6877c3194d5ad7cc074dc16a1adfe03f3600428897ece8d7445ff1dc818b6b7

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMetropolitan Council

Victim entityMetropolitan Council

Incidentdiscovered Oct 16, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to ensure the security of the email tenant

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov