HackingTelecom & MediaInformationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Cellular Plus

bd_cc12d12929666ef1 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 9, 2024

Filed

Oct 25, 2024

To disclose

16 days

Affected

1,247state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Cellular Plus (Wireless Communications, Inc.) notified Montana residents of unauthorized network access occurring on or about August 15, 2024. The company determined on October 9, 2024, that personal information, potentially including SSNs and government IDs, was accessed. Notices were sent on October 25, 2024, offering one month of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 55 days

discovery → filing · 16 days

Aug 15, 2024

Begins

Oct 9, 2024

Discovered

Oct 25, 2024

Filed

This filing is one of 5 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_36fbfea6abde76b72024-10-25Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_4c834637425c38052024-10-25Verified
Washington State AGbd_8229922929a6fb912024-10-25Verified
Maine State AGbd_cb0866f011790f4e2024-10-25Verified

Name: Wireless Communications, Inc.
norm: wireless communications

Name: Cellular Plus
norm: cellular plus
Industry: Telecom & Mediallm

Discovered: Oct 9, 2024
Breach occurred: Aug 15, 2024
Undetected for: 55 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 25, 2024
Affected individuals: 1,247state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working closely with leading, external cybersecurity professionals
Extensive forensic investigation and manual document review
Offering a complimentary month credit monitoring service with Equifax Credit WatchTM Gold
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices to enhance the security and privacy of your information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 days(16 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Oregon State AGOct 25 · first

Indiana State AGOct 25 · first

Washington State AGOct 25 · first

Maine State AGOct 25 · first

Montana State AGOct 25 · 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/2024/11/Consumer-notification-letter.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 25, 2024
Raw hash: 04f7efc233e3676dc6afd4ea369b16c5709429ea3742fca32f838aaa0a57a9a2

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWireless Communications, Inc.

Victim entityCellular Plus

Incidentdiscovered Oct 9, 2024

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov