MalwareTechnologyInformationRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Paddock Publications, Inc.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jul 21, 2020

Filed

Jan 5, 2021

To disclose

24 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Paddock Publications, Inc. →

Paddock Publications, Inc. notified Montana residents of a July 21, 2020 ransomware incident where files were encrypted and potentially exfiltrated. Forensic investigators confirmed access by unknown actors. The company engaged forensic specialists, secured its network, and offered one year of credit monitoring via Experian.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 24 weeks / 168 days

Jul 21, 2020

Discovered

Jan 5, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_5cfbcaa8db630dc02021-01-05Verified
Maine State AGbd_8ff781976dec57712021-01-05Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_ecd94e8024d54ac52021-01-05Verified
Illinois State AGbd_7bb7230eb0d582e22021-01-01 · +4dVerified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_b837a2d3c79123fd2021-01-14 · +9dVerified

Name: Paddock Publications, Inc.
norm: paddock publications

Name: Paddock Publications, Inc.
norm: paddock publications
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jul 21, 2020
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 5, 2021
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Began an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the activity
Worked with third party forensic specialists
Took steps to further secure our network
Working to rebuild our network from the ground up
Offering you access to one year of credit monitoring and identity protection services provided by Experian’s® IdentityWorksSM at no cost to you
Changes made: Took steps to further secure our network
Working to rebuild our network from the ground up to better protect against similar incidents in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 weeks(168 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

Massachusetts State AG+4d

Maine State AG+4d

Indiana State AG+4d

Montana State AG+4d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+13d

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Jan 14 (NH) — a 13-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/paddSamp.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 5, 2021
Raw hash: b34c272b152eb30c006a484c1ac78f72b3746ba7ca3d99a7d5acc8657c3a05d4

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPaddock Publications, Inc.

Victim entityPaddock Publications, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 21, 2020

Stated responseBegan an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the activity

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov