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The Watergate Hotel

bd_d1718365e663f72f · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 6, 2024

Filed

Feb 7, 2025

To disclose

44 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

67%
Full breach record for The Watergate Hotel →3 incidents on file

The Watergate Hotel notified consumers of a data breach discovered on April 6, 2024, where an unknown actor accessed computer systems and viewed or downloaded files. The incident involved PII. The hotel notified federal law enforcement, secured its environment, and offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian.

Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday44 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

discovery → filing · 44 weeks / 307 days

Apr 6, 2024

Discovered

Feb 7, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+36 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident
A leak claim by qilin about this victim predates this filing by 307 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Show 1 more filing ↓

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

View merged incident ↗
Nebraska State AGFeb 7 · first
Indiana State AGFeb 7 · first
Maine State AGFeb 7 · first
Massachusetts State AGFeb 7 · first
Maryland State AGFeb 7 · first
Vermont State AGFeb 7 · 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.