MalwareTelecom & MediaInformationRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedPIIPHIIdentity (basic)LowContained

South Western Communications, Inc.

bd_be3abd3d9307a808 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Dec 22, 2023

Filed

Jul 26, 2024

To disclose

31 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for South Western Communications, Inc. →

South Western Communications, Inc. notified Montana residents of a ransomware incident occurring Dec 21-22, 2023, which encrypted data and disrupted the network. The breach potentially exposed names and PHI. SWC engaged forensic investigators, notified the FBI, and offered complimentary identity protection services to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 31 weeks / 217 days

Dec 21, 2023

Begins

Dec 22, 2023

Discovered

Jul 26, 2024

Filed

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_5172cb75512841862024-07-26Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_a77a89f20c447ee42024-07-26Verified
Indiana State AGbd_aaea8b7a99fd6ae72024-07-26Verified

Name: South Western Communications, Inc.
norm: south western communications

Name: South Western Communications, Inc.
norm: south western communications
Industry: Telecom & Mediallm

Discovered: Dec 22, 2023
Breach occurred: Dec 21, 2023 – Dec 22, 2023
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 26, 2024
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: PIIPHIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported this incident to the Federal Bureau of Investigation

During the incident: Engaged a digital forensics and incident response firm to conduct an investigation
Reported this incident to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Implemented additional measures to enhance the security of our digital environment
Offering complimentary identity protection services through Cyberscout
Changes made: Implemented additional measures to enhance the security of our digital environment and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 31 weeks(217 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 3 states

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HHS OCRJul 26 · first

Massachusetts State AGJul 26 · first

Indiana State AGJul 26 · first

Montana State AGJul 26 · first · this page

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-1577.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 26, 2024
Raw hash: 737349c3029c6661d2618e99116c854a6561ca79ff95f138466fbeebaf2f7e68

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySouth Western Communications, Inc.

Victim entitySouth Western Communications, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 22, 2023

Stated responseEngaged a digital forensics and incident response firm to conduct an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov