HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCredentialsIdentity (basic)LowContained

Public Allies

bd_8b0978b5a47a8790 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Dec 17, 2020

Filed

Jun 7, 2021

To disclose

25 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Public Allies →

Public Allies, Inc. notified individuals that on or about December 17, 2020, a database containing employee and applicant usernames and passwords was found on the internet as part of a larger data leak from other organizations. Public Allies found no unauthorized access to its own systems but conducted a manual review to identify impacted individuals. The notice covers residents in Delaware, DC, Maryland, Rhode Island, and New York.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 25 weeks / 172 days

Dec 17, 2020

Discovered

Jun 7, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+7 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_2c7028d468b8dc5b2021-06-07Verified
Illinois State AGbd_f4211c4675971c9f2021-01-01 · +157dCandidate

Name: Public Allies
norm: public allies
Domain: publicallies.org

Name: Public Allies
norm: public allies
Domain: publicallies.org
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 17, 2020
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: CredentialsPII
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Undertook an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the issue
Conducted a thorough manual review of our records to determine the identities and contact information for potentially impacted individuals
Working to review our existing policies and procedures and to implement additional safeguards
Changes made: Reviewing existing policies and procedures
Implementing additional safeguards to further secure the information in our systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 weeks(172 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

California State AG+157d

Delaware State AG+157d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Jun 7 (DE) — a 157-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://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2021/06/Public-Allies-Inc.-DE-Notice-of-Data-Event.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 7, 2021
Raw hash: 6e51b913db82f5edbcb8dd66692b972d46b4e10c650913699f76d7b5c6f96974

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPublic Allies

Victim entityPublic Allies

Incidentdiscovered Dec 17, 2020

Stated responseUndertook an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the issue

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceattorneygeneral.delaware.gov