HackingEnergy & UtilitiesUtilitiesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

Muscatine Power and Water

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 31, 2024

Filed

Mar 1, 2024

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected · nationwide

36,9553 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Muscatine Power and Water →

Muscatine Power and Water, an Iowa-based utility, reported an external system breach that occurred between January 26 and January 27, 2024. The incident was discovered on January 31, 2024, and affected 36,955 individuals, including 3 Maine residents. The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. Affected individuals were notified in writing on March 1, 2024, and offered 12 months of identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 31, 2024 → Filed with AG Mar 1, 202430d ✓ ME AG ≤30d4 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 · 5 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Jan 26, 2024

Begins

Jan 31, 2024

Discovered

Mar 1, 2024

Filed

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_1ce260ae33fa4ad02024-03-01Candidate
Vermont State AGbd_3ff8d8ed8e32d61d2024-03-01Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_a4c2d9df6bf3fb692024-03-01Verified
Indiana State AGbd_d65b83f288366f912024-03-01Verified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_b16d5af9ea81b5772024-03-02 · +1dVerified

Name: Muscatine Power and Water
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Name: Muscatine Power and Water
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Industry: Energy & Utilitiesllm

Discovered: Jan 31, 2024
Breach occurred: Jan 26, 2024 – Jan 27, 2024
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 1, 2024
Affected individuals: 36,955state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Provided written notification to affected consumers
Offered 12 months of identity theft protection services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jan 31, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Mar 1, 2024
30d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 31, 2024 → Filed with AG: Mar 1, 2024	30d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Montana State AGMar 1 · first

Vermont State AGMar 1 · first

New Hampshire State AGMar 1 · first

Indiana State AGMar 1 · first

Maine State AGMar 1 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

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.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/d579c23c-f4f3-484e-b634-c0d3a08d220c.shtml
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Filed at: Mar 1, 2024
Raw hash: e51cb17430c09c7ca9685da84703da036d019733088da9d91a087447a5004005

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMuscatine Power and Water

Victim entityMuscatine Power and Water

Incidentdiscovered Jan 31, 2024

Stated responseProvided written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov