MalwareOtherRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDPHIPIIHealth (basic)HighContained

The Ability Experience

bd_b57807f2f439e291 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 3, 2024

Filed

Dec 2, 2024

To disclose

43 weeks

Affected

1,409state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for The Ability Experience →

The Ability Experience, a non-profit organization, disclosed a ransomware incident affecting 1,409 Washington residents. Unauthorized access occurred between Jan 26 and Feb 3, 2024. Files containing personal info were removed. The org engaged forensic investigators and offered identity theft protection services.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d43 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 · 8 days

discovery → filing · 43 weeks / 303 days

Jan 26, 2024

Begins

Feb 3, 2024

Discovered

Dec 2, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+35 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_0cda528cf19234982024-12-02Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_dcb5aa33d9c2eb7c2024-12-02Verified
Montana State AGbd_df849cc58d1e4ce72024-12-02Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_5da5b881266f75a52024-12-03 · +1dVerified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_aac910e9b4f360172024-12-09 · +7dVerified

Name: The Ability Experience
norm: the ability experience
Industry: Non-Profit/Charity

Name: The Ability Experience
norm: the ability experience
Industry: Non-Profit/Charity
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Feb 3, 2024
Breach occurred: Jan 26, 2024 – Feb 3, 2024
Undetected for: 8 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 2, 2024
Affected individuals: 1,409state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberDate of birthHealth insurance IDMedical information
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Washington Attorney General

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Offering a complimentary year membership of identity theft protection services through IDX
Set up a dedicated and confidential toll-free response line
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 43 weeks(303 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
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.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Maine State AGDec 2 · first

Indiana State AGDec 2 · first

Montana State AGDec 2 · first

Washington State AGDec 2 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Dec 2 (ME), last Dec 9 (NH) — 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/BreachA31578.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 2, 2024
Raw hash: 998b6eb0d1dc23c503c5df86c22e586acdf474f1184213d4b5e2dcabf8bf065b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Ability Experience

Victim entityThe Ability Experience

Incidentdiscovered Feb 3, 2024

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com