HackingEnergy & UtilitiesUtilitiesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

SM ENERGY COMPANY

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Jul 30, 2026

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for SM ENERGY COMPANY →

SM Energy Company experienced a cybersecurity incident on May 15, 2026, involving unauthorized access to company systems. An unauthorized third party accessed files containing personal information, including names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and Social Security Numbers/Taxpayer Identification Numbers. The company blocked access, launched an investigation, and notified law enforcement. Affected individuals are offered two years of complimentary identity protection and credit monitoring services through Experian.

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Incident timeline

May 15, 2026

Begins

Jul 30, 2026

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_1bc0c791f5e8ac232026-07-30Verified
Vermont State AGbd_01ba18dbedc8a6cb2026-07-31 · +1dCandidate
Texas State AGbd_2563ed6edafee2ed2026-07-31 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_9746211c4cb6ac682026-07-31 · +1dVerified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_c3a672606a5d85032026-08-06 · +7dVerified

Name: SM ENERGY COMPANY
norm: sm energy
Domain: sm-energy.com

Name: SM ENERGY COMPANY
norm: sm energy
Domain: sm-energy.com
Industry: Energy & Utilitiesllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: May 15, 2026
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 30, 2026
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported the issue to law enforcement authorities

During the incident: Launched an investigation to understand its nature and scope
Blocked the unauthorized party’s access to our systems
Took additional steps to enhance our safeguards
Reported the issue to law enforcement authorities
Changes made: Offered identity protection and credit monitoring services for two years at no cost
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Oregon State AGJul 30 · first

California State AGJul 30 · first · this page

Vermont State AG+1d

Texas State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Jul 30 (OR), last Aug 6 (NH) — a 7-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-627422
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 30, 2026
Raw hash: d2929f0ca7cc0f04a219da30396aeda7907b0f0dbf16b24d2eef3ff3f6f10709

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySM ENERGY COMPANY

Victim entitySM ENERGY COMPANY

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseLaunched an investigation to understand its nature and scope

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov