HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

PBS Engineering and Environmental Inc.

bd_dae6f8cff4e356af · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 4, 2022

Filed

Mar 31, 2022

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for PBS Engineering and Environmental Inc. →

PBS Engineering and Environmental Inc. notified Montana residents of a data security incident discovered on February 4, 2022, which disrupted system access. The incident potentially impacted names and other personal information. The company engaged forensic experts, notified the FBI, and offered complimentary identity protection services through IDX.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 55 days

Feb 4, 2022

Discovered

Mar 31, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

11 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_f387eb4dd21f1c612022-03-31Verified
Washington State AGbd_90ca3314cd6245822022-04-07 · +7dVerified

Name: PBS Engineering and Environmental Inc.
norm: pbs engineering and environmental

Name: PBS Engineering and Environmental Inc.
norm: pbs engineering and environmental
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 4, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 31, 2022
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation

During the incident: Engaged independent digital forensics and incident response experts
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Offering complimentary identity protection services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance the security of its digital environment
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(55 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGMar 31 · first

Montana State AGMar 31 · first · this page

Washington State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Mar 31 (IN), last Apr 7 (WA) — 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-298.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 31, 2022
Raw hash: 00c85e28596f5357e2801c018c0f5c2edda32543f9edcc0ad3b0ed891a41cd37

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPBS Engineering and Environmental Inc.

Victim entityPBS Engineering and Environmental Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 4, 2022

Stated responseEngaged independent digital forensics and incident response experts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov