HackingGovernmentGovernmentData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)LowContained

City of Hayward, Minnesota

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Dec 30, 2024

Filed

Jan 29, 2025

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for City of Hayward, Minnesota →

City of Hayward experienced a data security incident on or about July 9, 2023, involving data theft from its network. The unauthorized actor downloaded files containing names. The incident was discovered on December 30, 2024. The City notified the FBI, engaged external cybersecurity professionals, and is enhancing security measures. Complimentary 12-month Experian IdentityWorks membership is offered to affected individuals. No evidence of identity theft or financial fraud was found.

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Vermont clock⏱ VT AG >14 bday4 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 540 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Jul 9, 2023

Begins

Dec 30, 2024

Discovered

Jan 29, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_07b9796ec86c247f2025-01-29Verified
Indiana State AGbd_23584d2513e0424f2025-01-29Verified
Maryland State AGbd_31b23c8ba48b22812025-01-29Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_48edcf84441f7ece2025-01-29Verified

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Nebraska State AGbd_6fc43c6e9c18e0e02025-01-29Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_c85af40eea4341b42025-01-29Verified
Montana State AGbd_ebf17f268801e42b2025-01-29Verified
Maine State AGbd_999d64041fc82d932025-01-31 · +2dCandidate

Name: City of Hayward, Minnesota
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Name: City of Hayward, Minnesota
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Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: Dec 30, 2024
Breach occurred: Jul 9, 2023
Undetected for: 540 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 29, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the FBI

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Worked closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Notified the FBI of the incident
Reviewing its existing policies and training protocols relating to data protection
Enhancing security measures and monitoring tools
Providing complimentary access to Experian IdentityWorks for 12 months
Changes made: Reviewing existing policies and training protocols relating to data protection
Enhancing security measures and monitoring tools
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >14 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 9 states

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California State AGJan 29 · first

Indiana State AGJan 29 · first

Maryland State AGJan 29 · first

Massachusetts State AGJan 29 · first

Nebraska State AGJan 29 · first

New Hampshire State AGJan 29 · first

Montana State AGJan 29 · first

Vermont State AGJan 29 · first · this page

Maine State AG+2d

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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-01-29-city-hayward-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 29, 2025
Raw hash: 4099b7152789d7d04572a9717ad8ca522e2383ec9949ce0210fdee161e3eeafb

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCity of Hayward, Minnesota

Victim entityCity of Hayward, Minnesota

Incidentdiscovered Dec 30, 2024

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

ComplianceVT AG >14 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov