HackingTechnologyProfessional ServicesInformationStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataDelayed DiscoveryMulti-Stage ChainTargetedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Internews Network

bd_d12dc7dbb5b07a44 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 7, 2021

Filed

Jan 28, 2022

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

6state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Internews Network →

Internews Network notified Montana residents of unauthorized access to employee systems between Oct 2015 and Dec 2021, discovered Dec 7, 2021. No evidence of data misuse. Affected data includes PII. Internews engaged forensic specialists, secured networks, and provided 24 months of Kroll identity monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 2259 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 52 days

Oct 1, 2015

Begins

Dec 7, 2021

Discovered

Jan 28, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

11 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_23a2cde31d33e0d72022-01-28Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_879bfcb2245ead482022-01-28Verified
Indiana State AGbd_f6451107ae3acae02022-01-28Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_774257f353752dbb2022-02-04 · +7dVerified

Name: Internews Network
norm: internews network
Domain: internews.org

Name: Internews Network
norm: internews network
Domain: internews.org
Industry: TechnologyllmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 7, 2021
Breach occurred: Oct 1, 2015 – Dec 1, 2021
Undetected for: 2,259 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 6state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Worked to secure our network
Implemented additional monitoring and safeguards
Review our policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Providing you with access to twenty-four (24) months of identity services through Kroll at no cost
Changes made: Implemented additional monitoring and safeguards
Review our policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(52 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

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Maine State AGJan 28 · first

Massachusetts State AGJan 28 · first

Indiana State AGJan 28 · first

Montana State AGJan 28 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Jan 28 (ME), last Feb 4 (NH) — 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-Notification-Letter-199.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 28, 2022
Raw hash: 54c09710892c7d0b0f36fdb4353da832fcfe1ad403fa248cb17f802292178cc6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityInternews Network

Victim entityInternews Network

Incidentdiscovered Dec 7, 2021

Stated responseLaunched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov