HackingGovernmentGovernmentStolen CredentialsTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)AuthenticationMediumContained

City of Wheat Ridge

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 29, 2022

Filed

Sep 28, 2022

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for City of Wheat Ridge →

City of Wheat Ridge notified Montana residents of a data security incident discovered on August 29, 2022, involving unauthorized access to network aspects. Impacted data included names, SSNs, driver's licenses, DOBs, medical/health insurance info, and biometric data. The City engaged forensic experts and the FBI, enhanced system security, and offered 24 months of identity protection services via IDX.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Aug 29, 2022

Discovered

Sep 28, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_ceff7d5d4bc1ef532022-09-28Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_d207aed9af43826b2022-09-28Verified
Maine State AGbd_a25b3676f3e89e522022-10-05 · +7dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_40ec2b8e3e4b4dfb2022-12-20 · +83dVerified

Name: City of Wheat Ridge
norm: city of wheat ridge

Name: City of Wheat Ridge
norm: city of wheat ridge
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Aug 29, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 28, 2022
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Authentication
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the FBI
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged independent digital forensics and incident response experts
Began working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (the FBI)
Implemented measures to enhance the security of its systems
Notified the FBI of this incident
Offering complimentary identity protection services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance the security of its systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGSep 28 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 28 · first

Montana State AGSep 28 · first · this page

Maine State AG+7d

New Hampshire State AG+83d

Pattern: first filing Sep 28 (IN), last Dec 20 (NH) — a 83-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-Notification-Letter-585.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 28, 2022
Raw hash: 9d07640b93eb972dadc09389a0ff90b27c9d1c63426023132418b29b1215a32e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCity of Wheat Ridge

Victim entityCity of Wheat Ridge

Incidentdiscovered Aug 29, 2022

Stated responseEngaged independent digital forensics and incident response experts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov