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MalwareGovernmentGovernmentRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

City of Sheboygan, Wisconsin

bd_d14911d9b43d29c8 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 31, 2024

Filed

May 23, 2025

To disclose

29 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for City of Sheboygan, Wisconsin

The City of Sheboygan, Wisconsin experienced an encryption event (ransomware) on October 31, 2024, resulting in network disruption. An investigation revealed unauthorized access to certain data. On May 14, 2025, the City determined that personal information of two New Hampshire residents was affected. Notices were sent on May 23, 2025. The City engaged forensic investigators, secured its environment, and is implementing additional security measures and offering identity protection services.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 29 weeks / 204 days

Oct 31, 2024

Begins

Oct 31, 2024

Discovered

May 23, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+18 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Show 3 more filingsup to 22d gap

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

View merged incident ↗
Illinois State AGMay 1 · first
New Hampshire State AG+22d · this page

Pattern: first filing May 1 (IL), last May 27 (TX) — a 26-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.