DisclosureLens
Social EngineeringGovernmentGovernmentBECPhishingStolen CredentialsDelayed DiscoveryCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

City of Brazoria

bd_a2d9915bf9fc79c3 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 21, 2023

Filed

Oct 20, 2023

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,50511 in this filing

Confidence

65%
Full breach record for City of Brazoria →

The City of Brazoria, a government entity in Texas, experienced a business email compromise incident that occurred from February 20, 2023, to February 23, 2023. The breach was discovered on August 21, 2023, and affected 3,505 individuals. The compromised information included names in combination with driver's license or non-driver identification card numbers. Affected individuals were notified on October 20, 2023, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring services through Experian.

Maine clockDiscovered Aug 21, 2023 → Filed with AG Oct 20, 202360d ⏱ ME AG >30d9 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 · 182 days
discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 60 days

Feb 20, 2023

Begins

Aug 21, 2023

Discovered

Oct 20, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed3,505 affectedView incident

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.