HackingEnergy & UtilitiesUtilitiesStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

West Texas Gas

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 1, 2023

Filed

Oct 9, 2023

To disclose

23 weeks

Affected

45state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for West Texas Gas →

West Texas Gas notified Montana residents of unauthorized access to systems in May 2023. The attacker copied files containing names and SSNs/TINs. The company notified law enforcement, enhanced network security, and offered two years of Equifax Credit Watch Gold. No evidence of misuse was found.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 23 weeks / 161 days

May 1, 2023

Discovered

Oct 9, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_266607bb9895cc4b2023-10-09Verified
Indiana State AGbd_f73afdced5211d982023-10-09Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_509b9fdefcd3f5ca2023-10-10 · +1dVerified
Maine State AGbd_5f82c02ddb292bf82023-10-10 · +1dVerified

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California State AGbd_c69c7e2e3c6db3542023-10-10 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_a9e6ecdf4265db362023-10-13 · +4dVerified

Name: West Texas Gas
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Name: West Texas Gas
norm: west texas gas
Industry: Energy & Utilitiesllm

Discovered: May 1, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 13, 2023
Affected individuals: 45state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: notified law enforcement

During the incident: Launched an investigation to determine the extent of any unauthorized activity
Notified law enforcement
Implemented additional measures designed to enhance the security of our network
Using a market leading threat monitoring tool
Updating other controls
Offering you complimentary use of Equifax Credit WatchTM Gold, for two years
Changes made: Using a market leading threat monitoring tool
Updating other controls
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 weeks(161 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Vermont State AGOct 9 · first

Indiana State AGOct 9 · first

Montana State AGOct 9 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d

California State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+4d

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/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-758.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 9, 2023
Raw hash: 68da1d6598019240ca8d3a48fb7d3f42b19df05414c6b04ec4081daacfc9e3e7

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWest Texas Gas

Victim entityWest Texas Gas

Incidentdiscovered May 1, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation to determine the extent of any unauthorized activity

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov