UnknownProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)CredentialsLowContained

Ames Regional Economic Alliance

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Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Mar 17, 2026

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Ames Regional Economic Alliance →

Ames Regional Economic Alliance experienced a data incident between November 10, 2025, and November 12, 2025, potentially affecting personal information including names and user credentials. The organization launched an investigation, engaged a cybersecurity firm, and notified law enforcement. Affected individuals are offered 12 months of credit monitoring and fraud assistance. No evidence of misuse has been found.

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Incident timeline

Nov 10, 2025

Begins

Mar 17, 2026

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView incident

Name: Ames Regional Economic Alliance
norm: ames regional economic alliance

Name: Ames Regional Economic Alliance
norm: ames regional economic alliance
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Nov 10, 2025 – Nov 12, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Credentials
Attack vector: Unknown

During the incident: Launched an investigation
Engaged a national cybersecurity firm to assist in assessing the scope of the incident
Notified law enforcement
Arranged for Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Evaluating opportunities to further secure our systems to prevent a similar event from occurring again in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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.mass.gov/doc/2026-413-ames-regional-economic-alliance/download
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Filed at: Mar 17, 2026
Raw hash: dbd9785306bb9f29588e7c35c97b22612faef34274d8226bc4f9d0ac8aab110d

Reporting entityAmes Regional Economic Alliance

Victim entityAmes Regional Economic Alliance

IncidentUnknown

Stated responseLaunched an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.mass.gov