MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareStolen CredentialsPLAYData ExfiltratedData EncryptedRansom DemandedMulti-Stage ChainTargetedIdentity (basic)EmploymentLowActive

Douglas County Libraries

bd_ca240187fc5baada · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 14, 2024

Filed

Mar 28, 2024

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

7 records

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Douglas County Libraries →

Douglas County Libraries notified the NH AG of a ransomware incident. Unauthorized access occurred Jan 13-14, 2024. Ransomware group PLAY leaked data. 1 NH resident notified. Data likely included PII. Response included taking systems offline, engaging forensics, and notifying law enforcement.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d11 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 74 days

Jan 13, 2024

Begins

Jan 14, 2024

Discovered

Mar 28, 2024

Filed

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

A leak claim by play about this victim was first seen 51 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteplaybd_9ef1528d0e6964c72024-01-14 · +74dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_1c2f60a8a3c08a7b2024-03-20 · +8dVerified by operator
Montana State AGbd_2653308f1b2f337e2024-03-20 · +8dCandidate
Vermont State AGbd_a1686723594346df2024-03-20 · +8dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_eec61b58efe166162024-03-20 · +8dVerified

Press reports (1)

Pressplaybd_026071173e8a397d2024-01-14 · +74dCandidate

Name: Douglas County Libraries
norm: douglas county libraries
Domain: dcl.org

Name: Douglas County Libraries
norm: douglas county libraries
Domain: dcl.org
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jan 14, 2024
Breach occurred: Jan 13, 2024 – Jan 14, 2024
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 20, 2024
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Employment
Attack vector: Ransomware· PLAY
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: PLAYExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took network offline to secure systems
Launched an investigation
Engaged leading cybersecurity firms to assist
Notified law enforcement
Changes made: Implemented numerous measures designed to enhance the security of its systems and data
Continues to evaluate and implement additional measures to further enhance the security of its systems and data
Offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(74 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGMar 20 · first

Montana State AGMar 20 · first

Vermont State AGMar 20 · first

Indiana State AGMar 20 · first

New Hampshire State AG+8d · this page

Pattern: first filing Mar 20 (MA), last Mar 28 (NH) — a 8-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/douglas-county-libraries-20240328.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 28, 2024
Raw hash: 1845b3bc0b4498e320f7dc46427e0011269fc147214e4eb68bd8219efed62fe2

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Press reports (1)

Reporting entityDouglas County Libraries

Victim entityDouglas County Libraries

Incidentdiscovered Jan 14, 2024

Stated responseTook network offline to secure systems

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov