MalwareTechnologyInformationRansomwareRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

PBS Engineering and Environmental Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 4, 2022

Filed

Apr 7, 2022

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

691state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for PBS Engineering and Environmental Inc. →

PBS Engineering and Environmental Inc. disclosed a ransomware incident discovered on Feb 4, 2022. The attack disrupted system access and potentially impacted the names of 691 Washington residents. The company engaged forensic experts, notified the FBI, and offered identity protection services.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d9 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 62 days

Feb 4, 2022

Begins

Feb 4, 2022

Discovered

Apr 7, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

10 wks faster

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

Montana State AGbd_dae6f8cff4e356af2022-03-31 · +7dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_f387eb4dd21f1c612022-03-31 · +7dVerified

Name: PBS Engineering and Environmental Inc.
norm: pbs engineering and environmental

Name: PBS Engineering and Environmental Inc.
norm: pbs engineering and environmental
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Feb 4, 2022
Breach occurred: Feb 4, 2022
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 31, 2022
Affected individuals: 691state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Data elements: NameSocial Security number
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle Unknowndexposure Unknownd
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation

During the incident: Engaged independent digital forensics and incident response experts
Took immediate steps to secure its systems
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance the security of its digital environment
Offering complimentary identity protection services through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(62 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >30d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Montana State AGMar 31 · first

Indiana State AGMar 31 · first

Washington State AG+7d · this page

Pattern: first filing Mar 31 (MT), last Apr 7 (WA) — 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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA7827.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 7, 2022
Raw hash: ec06769881bab8f5f0d869913743527acec8e1032da2824daba40114e8760ed4

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPBS Engineering and Environmental Inc.

Victim entityPBS Engineering and Environmental Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 4, 2022

Stated responseEngaged independent digital forensics and incident response experts

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com