MalwareOtherRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Youth and Shelter Services

bd_b6c4f40df3b8c66d · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 1, 2023

Filed

Dec 27, 2024

To disclose

16 months

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Youth and Shelter Services →2 incidents on file

Youth and Shelter Services, Inc. disclosed a malware attack in September 2023 that encrypted systems and allowed unauthorized access to personal information (names) of individuals in multiple states. The incident was discovered in September 2023. The company notified law enforcement, engaged in investigation, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

Sep 3, 2023

Begins

Dec 27, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+61 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_a58943bbce795a362024-12-27Verified
Illinois State AGbd_6f6f269d1ef7da832024-12-01 · +26dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_a74f47a9e32223d02024-10-29 · +59dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_bd18bb32b5f5a5632024-10-29 · +59dCandidate

Name: Youth and Shelter Services
norm: youth and shelter

Name: Youth and Shelter Services
norm: youth and shelter
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Sep 1, 2023
Breach occurred: Sep 3, 2023 – Sep 4, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notifying relevant regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Notified law enforcement
Took steps to ensure the security of our network
Launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the activity
Implemented changes to our policies and procedures
Implemented new cybersecurity tools
Notifying relevant regulators
Offering complimentary credit monitoring through Equifax
Changes made: Implemented changes to our policies and procedures
Implemented new cybersecurity tools
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 months(483 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Massachusetts State AGOct 29 · first

Indiana State AGOct 29 · first

Illinois State AG+33d

Maine State AG+59d

Montana State AG+59d · this page

Pattern: first filing Oct 29 (MA), last Dec 27 (MT) — a 59-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Consumer-notification-letter-130.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 27, 2024
Raw hash: b43989316ab47e9a47f44bf93876f8e06d5bc9802b52d1c6c81ed2e7a3d955ce

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityYouth and Shelter Services

Victim entityYouth and Shelter Services

Incidentdiscovered Sep 1, 2023

Stated responseNotified law enforcement

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov