MalwareGovernmentGovernmentRansomwareStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Town of Apex, North Carolina

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 2, 2024

Filed

Mar 30, 2026

To disclose

21 months

Affected · nationwide

22,6012 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Town of Apex, North Carolina →

The Town of Apex, NC, experienced a ransomware event from June 23 to July 2, 2024. Unauthorized actors accessed systems, potentially exfiltrating names and employment status. The Town discovered the incident on July 2, 2024, engaged the FBI, and notified 22,601 individuals. Notices were sent on March 30, 2026.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 2, 2024 → Filed with AG Mar 30, 2026636d ✗ ME AG >90d21 months 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 · 9 days

discovery → filing · 21 months / 636 days

Jun 23, 2024

Begins

Jul 2, 2024

Discovered

Mar 30, 2026

Filed

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_a97051973572ccb52026-03-30Verified

Name: Town of Apex, North Carolina
norm: town of apex north carolina

Name: Town of Apex, North Carolina
norm: town of apex north carolina
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Jul 2, 2024
Breach occurred: Jun 23, 2024 – Jul 2, 2024
Undetected for: 9 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 30, 2026
Affected individuals: 22,601state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementWorked with the FBIReported this Incident to relevant government agencies
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took systems offline
Engaged data security and privacy professionals
Notified federal law enforcement
Worked with the FBI
Petitioned the Wake County Superior Court for a Temporary Restraining Order
Worked with a trusted third-party data analytics team
Changes made: Changed passwords
Strengthened authentication controls
Enhanced endpoint detection and monitoring capabilities
Regularly monitoring for potential security threats
Managing access to systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 months(636 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 636dME resident >180d · 636d
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: Jul 2, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Mar 30, 2026
636d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Jul 2, 2024
→ Notified: Mar 30, 2026
636d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 2, 2024 → Filed with AG: Mar 30, 2026	636d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Jul 2, 2024 → Notified: Mar 30, 2026	636d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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HHS OCRMar 30 · first

Maine State AGMar 30 · first · 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/e107cacd-394c-46ac-b243-97942652511a.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 30, 2026
Raw hash: 8d076ef5083767f33dc2c6d98bbc67f2bb3b0b197accfb4c511be0e698fd7eaf

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTown of Apex, North Carolina

Victim entityTown of Apex, North Carolina

Incidentdiscovered Jul 2, 2024

Stated responseTook systems offline

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov