HackingTechnologyInformationCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Windstream Holdings II, LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 12, 2020

Filed

Nov 18, 2020

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

7,30414 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Windstream Holdings II, LLC →

Windstream Holdings II, LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between July 11, 2020, and August 23, 2020, discovered on October 12, 2020. The incident compromised the names and driver's license numbers of 7,304 individuals, including 14 Maine residents. Windstream provided written notification on November 18, 2020, and offered two years of Experian credit monitoring and identity restoration services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 12, 2020 → Filed with AG Nov 18, 202037d ⏱ ME AG >30d5 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 · 93 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 37 days

Jul 11, 2020

Begins

Oct 12, 2020

Discovered

Nov 18, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_2bb6bdb58b9d17512020-11-18Verified
Montana State AGbd_4f4b2f12322c63c02020-11-18Candidate
Washington State AGbd_bfa2737f8a2934072020-11-18Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_d9cb4ad33a6b21752020-11-18Verified

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Indiana State AGbd_f7b5275ca19836942020-11-18Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_75208315e26cf6892020-11-19 · +1dVerified

Name: Windstream Holdings II, LLC
norm: windstream holdings ii

Name: Windstream Holdings II, LLC
norm: windstream holdings ii
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Oct 12, 2020
Breach occurred: Jul 11, 2020 – Aug 23, 2020
Undetected for: 93 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 18, 2020
Affected individuals: 7,304state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered two-years of Experian's 3B credit monitoring and identity restorations services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(37 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 37d
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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Oct 12, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Nov 18, 2020
37d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 12, 2020 → Filed with AG: Nov 18, 2020	37d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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California State AGNov 18 · first

Montana State AGNov 18 · first

Washington State AGNov 18 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 18 · first

Indiana State AGNov 18 · first

Maine State AGNov 18 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+1d

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.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/1e6222ac-4af4-45ee-abf7-5d8ccd4cb16d.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 18, 2020
Raw hash: a796dd93c8ca5ccdf674ded93200606c80a0e0b0e8032cf8cd437f1ca846f51c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWindstream Holdings II, LLC

Victim entityWindstream Holdings II, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Oct 12, 2020

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov