MalwareGovernmentGovernmentRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedPHIGovernment IDIdentity (basic)Health (basic)MediumContained

South Walton Fire District

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 30, 2022

Filed

Nov 21, 2022

To disclose

25 weeks

Affected

13state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for South Walton Fire District →

South Walton Fire District experienced a ransomware incident on May 30, 2022, where an unauthorized actor gained access to its network and encrypted systems. The incident potentially impacted the personal information (PI) and protected health information (PHI) of 13 New Hampshire residents, including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and medical/health insurance information. SWFD engaged forensic experts, notified law enforcement (including the FBI), and provided 12 months of identity protection services to affected individuals. Notifications were sent on November 21, 2022.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 25 weeks / 175 days

May 30, 2022

Discovered

Nov 21, 2022

Filed

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_26e5e6cd5e7bdb642022-11-21Verified
Indiana State AGbd_c61009c73a1c12682022-11-21Verified
Montana State AGbd_ccc0ea522176faf12022-11-21Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_6be82a2b8a6132fb2022-11-22 · +1dVerified

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HHS OCRbd_22b2a5be777ffa812022-11-15 · +6dVerified

Name: South Walton Fire District
norm: south walton fire district

Name: South Walton Fire District
norm: south walton fire district
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: May 30, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 21, 2022
Affected individuals: 13state-resident count only
Data types: PHIGovernment IDIdentity (basic)Health (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Attorney General John Formella, Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division, New HampshireNotified federal, state, and local law enforcement authoritiesCooperating with the FBI

During the incident: Took immediate steps to secure its environment
Launched an investigation
Engaged independent digital forensics and incident response experts
Notified federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities
Cooperating with the FBI to aid in their investigation
Implemented additional safeguards to help ensure the security of its systems
Established a toll-free call center through IDX
Providing complimentary identity protection services to notified individuals for a period of 12 months
Changes made: Implemented additional safeguards to help ensure the security of its systems and to reduce the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Implemented measures to enhance the security of its environment
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 weeks(175 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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HHS OCRNov 15 · first

Maine State AG+6d

Indiana State AG+6d

Montana State AG+6d

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Nov 15 (FL), last Nov 22 (MA) — 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/south-walton-fire-district-20221121.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 21, 2022
Raw hash: 0dce5e40e17b313c3c3070d7e7c0c302c73ece348df3e3887dc94994c9aa87b1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySouth Walton Fire District

Victim entitySouth Walton Fire District

Incidentdiscovered May 30, 2022

Stated responseTook immediate steps to secure its environment

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov