HackingGovernmentGovernmentStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountCredentialsMediumContained

Dillon County

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 3, 2025

Filed

Apr 8, 2026

To disclose

22 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

63%

Full breach record for Dillon County →

Dillon County, South Carolina, reported unauthorized access to county systems between Nov 2-3, 2025. Files containing PII (names, SSNs, DOBs, driver's licenses), financial data, and credentials were copied. The County engaged forensic specialists and notified law enforcement. No identity theft is currently known. No specific individual count was disclosed.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 22 weeks / 156 days

Nov 2, 2025

Begins

Nov 3, 2025

Discovered

Apr 8, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+11 wks slower

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

Name: Dillon County
norm: dillon county

Name: Dillon County
norm: dillon county
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Nov 3, 2025
Breach occurred: Nov 2, 2025 – Nov 3, 2025
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountCredentials
Data elements: Date of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure its environment
Notified law enforcement
Launched an investigation with assistance from cybersecurity specialists
Changes made: Implemented additional safeguards
Reviewed policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 weeks(156 days from discovery to filing)
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://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Security%20Breach%20Notices/2026/Consumer%20Letter%20-%20Dillon%20County.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 8, 2026
Raw hash: 6ebd6063a1f4fbc502ea8346f5af0a8548ef664b9964470d5418983bbce7eea4

Reporting entityDillon County

Victim entityDillon County

Incidentdiscovered Nov 3, 2025

Stated responseTook steps to secure its environment

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov