MalwareGovernmentGovernmentRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedMulti-Stage ChainIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

City of Post Falls Police Department

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 19, 2022

Filed

May 10, 2022

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

973state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for City of Post Falls Police Department →

Post Falls Police Department (Idaho) disclosed a ransomware attack detected on February 19, 2022. Cybercriminals exfiltrated data before deploying ransomware, affecting approximately 973 Idaho residents. Compromised data included names, DOB, addresses, SSNs, driver's license numbers, and bank account/routing numbers. PFPD notified the FBI, engaged forensic experts, and provided 973 residents with credit monitoring via Experian. Remediation included enhanced network monitoring, password policies, and intrusion detection.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 80 days

Feb 19, 2022

Discovered

May 10, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

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

Montana State AGbd_2f14cce28a3bdc7c2022-05-09 · +1dVerified
Idaho State AGbd_8a884e06a5e0cec32022-02-22 · +77dCandidate

Name: ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC
norm: eckert seamans cherin mellott

Name: City of Post Falls Police Department
norm: city of post falls police department
Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Feb 19, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 9, 2022
Affected individuals: 973state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notice with Idaho Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged cybersecurity experts and legal counsel
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Provided written notice of a data breach to approximately nine hundred and seventy three (973) Idaho residents
Offered one-year, complimentary membership with Experian for credit monitoring and identity theft services
Changes made: Closely monitoring and restricting outside access to its network
Increasing password complexity requirements
Enhancing network intrusion detection and response
Updating its incident response procedures to more quickly and effectively respond to incidents
Enhancing its cyber training and providing regular communications in order to increase cyber awareness
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(80 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 · 2 states

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Idaho State AGFeb 22 · first

Montana State AG+76d

Idaho State AG+77d · this page

Pattern: first filing Feb 22 (ID), last May 10 (ID) — a 77-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://ag.idaho.gov/content/uploads/2022/05/05-10-22-Post-Falls-Police-Department.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 10, 2022
Raw hash: 7b0dca11c04129cdef2eb85f588befced2569b8ac7a4ac408a19e3335306ccb6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC

Victim entityCity of Post Falls Police Department

Incidentdiscovered Feb 19, 2022

Stated responseEngaged cybersecurity experts and legal counsel

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceag.idaho.gov