HackingGovernmentGovernmentStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)LowContained

City of Peabody

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jul 7, 2025

Filed

Feb 9, 2026

To disclose

31 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for City of Peabody →

The City of Peabody, MA, notified consumers of a cybersecurity incident where an unauthorized actor accessed systems between June 13 and July 8, 2025, copying data including names. The City engaged third-party specialists, secured systems, and is offering credit monitoring. Approximately 53 Rhode Island residents were identified as impacted.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday31 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 24 days

discovery → filing · 31 weeks / 217 days

Jun 13, 2025

Begins

Jul 7, 2025

Discovered

Feb 9, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+20 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView incident

Name: City of Peabody
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Name: City of Peabody
norm: city of peabody
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Jul 7, 2025
Breach occurred: Jun 13, 2025 – Jul 8, 2025
Undetected for: 24 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 5, 2026
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure systems
Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party computer specialists
Undertook a comprehensive review of the information in the files involved
Offering complimentary access to 12/24 months of credit monitoring services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented additional network security measures and safeguards
Reviewing existing policies, procedures, and processes regarding cybersecurity
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 31 weeks(217 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/2026-02-09-city-peabody-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 9, 2026
Raw hash: 1d458bd19539562ba94f814bb0d7bdb782333c242b126a9d301d34147e449b98

Reporting entityCity of Peabody

Victim entityCity of Peabody

Incidentdiscovered Jul 7, 2025

Stated responseTook steps to secure systems

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov