HackingOtherCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Blue Ridge Rural Water Company, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 23, 2024

Filed

Aug 6, 2024

To disclose

14 days

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Blue Ridge Rural Water Company, Inc. →

Blue Ridge Rural Water Company, Inc. reported an external system breach on July 23, 2024, affecting one Maine resident. The unauthorized actor accessed files containing the resident's name and Social Security number. The company engaged a cybersecurity firm, notified law enforcement, and provided one year of credit monitoring services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 23, 2024 → Filed with AG Aug 6, 202414d ✓ ME AG ≤30d14 days discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 14 days

Jul 23, 2024

Begins

Jul 23, 2024

Discovered

Aug 6, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_427b5b019930f9922024-08-06Verified
Vermont State AGbd_4b0ab0d24fbded7f2024-08-06Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_8b0a14e1050ee9362024-08-06Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_e96ff615c4ba59182024-08-06Verified

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South Carolina State AGbd_0855a5df666d926a2024-08-09 · +3dVerified

Name: Blue Ridge Rural Water Company, Inc.
norm: blue ridge rural water
Domain: brrwc.org

Name: Blue Ridge Rural Water Company, Inc.
norm: blue ridge rural water
Domain: brrwc.org
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Jul 23, 2024
Breach occurred: Jul 23, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 6, 2024
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General

During the incident: Implemented its response protocols
Took measures to contain the activity
Launched an investigation
Engaged a cybersecurity firm
Notified law enforcement
Changes made: Enhance its existing security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 days(14 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 14d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jul 23, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Aug 6, 2024
14d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 23, 2024 → Filed with AG: Aug 6, 2024	14d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGAug 6 · first

Vermont State AGAug 6 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 6 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 6 · first

Maine State AGAug 6 · first · this page

South Carolina State AG+3d

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-a1252b4f8318/74022fb3-c6ac-4d54-8b5d-6d33347224ba.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 6, 2024
Raw hash: 5a89a4603c636c18d0877af91a00ef6a5c765f7c11db39441c3d68407293b7fa

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBlue Ridge Rural Water Company, Inc.

Victim entityBlue Ridge Rural Water Company, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 23, 2024

Stated responseImplemented its response protocols

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov