HackingTechnologyInformationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumActive

Windstream Holdings II, LLC

bd_75208315e26cf689 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 23, 2020

Filed

Nov 19, 2020

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

27state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Windstream Holdings II, LLC →

Windstream Holdings II, LLC notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a cybersecurity incident where an unauthorized party accessed internal systems between July 11 and August 23, 2020. The breach affected 27 New Hampshire residents, exposing names, driver's license numbers, and Social Security numbers. Windstream engaged a cybersecurity firm, notified federal law enforcement, and offered two years of credit monitoring to affected individuals.

J jump to incidentP pin to compareR raw source

Incident timeline

undetected · 43 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 88 days

Jul 11, 2020

Begins

Aug 23, 2020

Discovered

Nov 19, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_2bb6bdb58b9d17512020-11-18 · +1dVerified
Montana State AGbd_4f4b2f12322c63c02020-11-18 · +1dCandidate
Washington State AGbd_bfa2737f8a2934072020-11-18 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_d9cb4ad33a6b21752020-11-18 · +1dVerified

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 1d gap

Maine State AGbd_e9f1d74e2f32d3902020-11-18 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_f7b5275ca19836942020-11-18 · +1dVerified

Name: Windstream Holdings II, LLC
norm: windstream holdings ii

Name: Windstream Holdings II, LLC
norm: windstream holdings ii
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Aug 23, 2020
Breach occurred: Jul 11, 2020 – Aug 23, 2020
Undetected for: 43 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 18, 2020
Affected individuals: 27state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation to determine the scope of the incident
A cybersecurity firm was engaged to assist
Notified federal law enforcement of the incident
Began sending notification letters via First Class Mail to the 27 New Hampshire residents
Offering two years of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures designed to enhance the security of its internal systems and applications
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(88 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

California State AGNov 18 · first

Montana State AGNov 18 · first

Washington State AGNov 18 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 18 · first

Maine State AGNov 18 · first

Indiana State AGNov 18 · first

New Hampshire State AG+1d · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/windstream-holdings-20201119.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 19, 2020
Raw hash: e6ec8ff6466efccd6e3e6527e156b9b9f6faeeea3e6fb741e76f637e74fd2636

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWindstream Holdings II, LLC

Victim entityWindstream Holdings II, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Aug 23, 2020

Stated responseLaunched an investigation to determine the scope of the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov