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Polish American Association

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 5, 2023

Filed

Dec 5, 2023

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Polish American Association →

Polish American Association notified individuals of a ransomware attack occurring between August 29 and September 4, 2023. The incident involved unauthorized access to systems containing names, SSNs, DOBs, passport/green card info, and driver's license numbers. PAA engaged third-party specialists, rebuilt its environment, reported to federal law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring services.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 7 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 91 days

Aug 29, 2023

Begins

Sep 5, 2023

Discovered

Dec 5, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Illinois State AGbd_665fbaf2748e6fd02023-01-01 · +338dCandidate

Name: Polish American Association
norm: polish american

Name: Polish American Association
norm: polish american
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Sep 5, 2023
Breach occurred: Aug 29, 2023 – Sep 4, 2023
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 5, 2023
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reported this incident to federal law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Began working with third-party computer specialists
Worked with subject matter specialists to rebuild our environment
Initiated an exhaustive review of our systems
Reported this incident to federal law enforcement
Notifying individuals and relevant state authorities
Offering access to complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing our existing policies, procedures, and system security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(91 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

Montana State AG+338d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Dec 5 (MT) — a 338-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-913.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 5, 2023
Raw hash: 744cc0a3940e399d727b7a327fa490ef7143ae56a1b879fb994efbe439031bc0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPolish American Association

Victim entityPolish American Association

Incidentdiscovered Sep 5, 2023

Stated responseBegan working with third-party computer specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov