MalwareTechnologyInformationRansomwareData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Cities Digital, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 1, 2021

Filed

Dec 14, 2021

To disclose

24 weeks

Affected

3,000state residents only

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for Cities Digital, Inc. →

Cities Digital, Inc. notified Washington AG of a cyberattack in July 2021 affecting ~3,000 residents. Names, addresses, and birthdates were accessed. CDI engaged forensic experts, notified the FBI, and provided credit monitoring resources via website and media.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d24 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 · 6 days

discovery → filing · 24 weeks / 166 days

Jun 25, 2021

Begins

Jul 1, 2021

Discovered

Dec 14, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed3,000 affectedView incident

Name: Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, PLLC
norm: lewis brisbois bisgaard smith

Name: Cities Digital, Inc.
norm: cities digital
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jul 1, 2021
Breach occurred: Jun 25, 2021 – Aug 10, 2021
Undetected for: 6 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 1, 2021
Affected individuals: 3,000state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Data elements: NameDate of birth
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoing
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation

During the incident: Launched an investigation of the activity
Engaged leading, independent cybersecurity experts for assistance
Reported the incident to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Provided consumers with information about steps they can take to help protect their personal information
Recommended that they review their account statements and credit reports and report any discrepancies
Adopted enhanced security measures to help prevent similar incidents in the future
Established a toll-free call center to answer questions about the incident
Changes made: Adopted enhanced security measures to help prevent similar incidents in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 weeks(166 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.

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/BreachM11422.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 14, 2021
Raw hash: 2a9517d652ffa5351b48b29a85c4b6324fdbd48b1b931d27c351d4b3981d533d

Reporting entityLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, PLLC

Victim entityCities Digital, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 1, 2021

Stated responseLaunched an investigation of the activity

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com