MalwareGovernmentGovernmentRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)HighResolved

Gloucester County Virginia

bd_cebefafdf3d23a2f · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 22, 2025

Filed

Jul 2, 2025

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,5271 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Gloucester County Virginia →

Gloucester County, Virginia, experienced a ransomware incident on April 18, 2025, discovered on April 22, 2025. The breach impacted employee data including names, SSNs, driver's licenses, bank info, and medical data. 3,527 individuals were affected. The county engaged forensic experts, notified law enforcement (FBI, VA State Police), and provided 24 months of Experian identity monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 22, 2025 → Filed with AG Jul 2, 202571d ⏱ ME AG >30d10 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 · 4 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 71 days

Apr 18, 2025

Begins

Apr 22, 2025

Discovered

Jul 2, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Siteblacksuitbd_1882e6fc2ec7a3692025-05-15 · +48dVerified by operator
Leak Siteblacksuitbd_315c430548c98d5d2025-04-22 · +71dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_467bc8cc04e1cfe72025-07-02Verified

Name: Gloucester County Virginia
norm: gloucester county virginia
Domain: gloucesterva.gov

Name: Gloucester County Virginia
norm: gloucester county virginia
Domain: gloucesterva.gov
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Apr 22, 2025
Breach occurred: Apr 18, 2025
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 2, 2025
Affected individuals: 3,527state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)
Data elements: Date of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Cooperating with FBI’s Cyber Crimes DivisionCooperating with Cyber Fusion Center of the Virginia State Police
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged outside cybersecurity experts to assist and investigate
Contacted and cooperating with state and federal law enforcement, including the FBI’s Cyber Crimes Division and the Cyber Fusion Center of the Virginia State Police
Secured the services of Experian to provide identity monitoring
Changes made: Systems were rapidly secured and restored to normal
Providing free identity monitoring through Experian for 24 months
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(71 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 71d
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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Apr 22, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Jul 2, 2025
71d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 22, 2025 → Filed with AG: Jul 2, 2025	71d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGJul 2 · first

Maine State AGJul 2 · 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/232787d1-8690-4c97-8cc0-3784b13863dc.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 2, 2025
Raw hash: 38a556457df075f6f8134fc3dcc051376dfda0efcfb358fe0faaf0e43bba2a9c

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGloucester County Virginia

Victim entityGloucester County Virginia

Incidentdiscovered Apr 22, 2025

Stated responseEngaged outside cybersecurity experts to assist and investigate

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov