MalwareTelecom & MediaInformationRansomwareData EncryptedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDPIIHighContained

Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.

bd_8545feafbbff62ee · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 14, 2024

Filed

Jun 6, 2024

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

8,211state residents only

Linked

13 filings

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. →

Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. reported a ransomware cyberattack in Washington affecting 8,211 residents. Unauthorized access occurred April 13-16, 2024, discovered April 14. Personal information (names) was compromised. Frontier engaged forensic experts, notified law enforcement, and offered one year of credit monitoring via Kroll.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d8 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 · 1 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 53 days

Apr 13, 2024

Begins

Apr 14, 2024

Discovered

Jun 6, 2024

Filed

This filing is one of 13 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_6f48797adf66ea542024-06-06Verified
Indiana State AGbd_9bc494f9d21b71882024-06-06Verified
Maine State AGbd_e5e0294adddf8e012024-06-06Verified
Montana State AGbd_e84a2e2c8c758f8e2024-06-06Verified

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California State AGbd_57d525f364152c8c2024-06-11 · +5dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_b23ebddb7063893c2024-06-11 · +5dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_75c1e034cbdb1fb42024-06-01 · +5dCandidate
South Carolina State AGbd_1ad3e04da3aa1a192024-06-12 · +6dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_30e70a7e3b23c0662024-06-12 · +6dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_f27099ff22cc14332024-06-12 · +6dVerified

Showing first 10 of 12 linked disclosures.

Name: Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.
norm: frontier communications parent
Domain: frontier.com

Name: Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.
norm: frontier communications parent
Domain: frontier.com
Industry: Telecom & Mediallm

Discovered: Apr 14, 2024
Breach occurred: Apr 13, 2024 – Apr 16, 2024
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 8,211state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)PII
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDate of birth
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoing
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified applicable regulatory authorities
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Retained leading cybersecurity experts to support the investigation and contain the incident
Took steps to further strengthen our network security and prevent further access by the third party
Notified law enforcement and applicable regulatory authorities
Offering free credit monitoring and identify theft resolution services for one year through Kroll
Changes made: Strengthened network security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(53 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >30d
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.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

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Illinois State AGJun 1 · first

Washington State AG+5d · this page

California State AG+10d

Oregon State AG+10d

South Carolina State AG+11d

New Hampshire State AG+11d

Massachusetts State AG+11d

Pattern: first filing Jun 1 (IL), last Jun 12 (MA) — a 11-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 12 — the full spread may be wider.

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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA29432.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 6, 2024
Raw hash: df085aba9db6c24dad833cd44a7e394308f44b1dea6e07920dc2c1a7d38ac5ce

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFrontier Communications Parent, Inc.

Victim entityFrontier Communications Parent, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Apr 14, 2024

Stated responseRetained leading cybersecurity experts to support the investigation and contain the incident

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com