MalwareGovernmentGovernmentRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDPIIMediumContained

Kootenai County, ID

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Jul 1, 2026

To disclose

—

Affected

5state residents only

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Kootenai County, ID →2 incidents on file

Kootenai County, Idaho notified Massachusetts residents of a ransomware attack impacting personal information. The County deployed security tools, monitored networks, strengthened access requirements, and conducted an enterprise-wide password reset. Complimentary identity monitoring services were offered. No specific dates for discovery or occurrence were provided in the notice.

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Incident timeline — partial

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Breach window unknown

Jul 1, 2026

Filed

No interval is drawn: no breach start or discovery date is on record for this filing.

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed5 affectedView incident

Name: Kootenai County, ID
norm: kootenai county id
Domain: kcgov.us

Name: Kootenai County, ID
norm: kootenai county id
Domain: kcgov.us
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: —
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 22, 2026
Affected individuals: 5state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPII
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the Chief Information Security Officer for the State of IdahoNotified the Idaho Attorney General

During the incident: Deployed security tools to enhance detection and accelerate response to cyber incidents
Actively monitoring our network using end point detection tools to help ensure containment
Strengthened network access requirements
Enhancing protection of personal data maintained by the County
Conducting an enterprise-wide password reset
Notified the Chief Information Security Officer for the State of Idaho
Notified the Idaho Attorney General
Changes made: Deployed security tools to enhance detection and accelerate response to cyber incidents
Actively monitoring our network using end point detection tools to help ensure containment
Strengthened network access requirements
Enhancing protection of personal data maintained by the County
Conducting an enterprise-wide password reset
Offering complimentary identity theft protection services through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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.mass.gov/doc/2026-1238-kootenai-county/download
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 1, 2026
Raw hash: 60585efe445a0d73147c122d2baed74bd17aeed531d452459f1a0f92b6659336

Reporting entityKootenai County, ID

Victim entityKootenai County, ID

IncidentRansomware

Stated responseDeployed security tools to enhance detection and accelerate response to cyber incidents

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.mass.gov