MalwareOtherRansomwareCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The Salvation Army, a New York Corporation

bd_f3d18c4d65a25b4c · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 24, 2025

Filed

Aug 27, 2025

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

The Salvation Army, a New York Corporation (Eastern Territory) experienced a ransomware attack on May 24, 2025. An unauthorized third party accessed the network and acquired certain files. A forensic investigation concluded on August 8, 2025, determining that personally identifiable information, including names, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers, was compromised. Two New Hampshire residents were affected. The organization contained the incident, engaged forensic specialists, notified the FBI, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 95 days

May 24, 2025

Begins

May 24, 2025

Discovered

Aug 27, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_aff5f1428e993a462025-08-27Verified
Vermont State AGbd_b23381584da8a93c2025-08-27Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_123d577b1ee37c272025-08-28 · +1dVerified

Name: The Salvation Army, a New York Corporation
norm: the salvation army
Domain: salvationarmyusa.org

Name: The Salvation Army, a New York Corporation
norm: the salvation army
Domain: salvationarmyusa.org
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: May 24, 2025
Breach occurred: May 24, 2025
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 27, 2025
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the FBI and is fully cooperating with their investigation

During the incident: Promptly took steps to secure its network and contain the incident
Engaged a specialized third-party forensic incident response firm to assist with securing and restoring the network environment
Undertook a comprehensive review of the impacted data to determine whether personal information was involved
Extended to the impacted individual(s) an offer for free credit monitoring and identity theft protection through TransUnion
Changed passwords
Strengthened password requirements
Implemented multi-factor authentication
Notified the FBI and is fully cooperating with their investigation
Changes made: Reviewed and reinforced security controls across the environment, including administrative, technical, and physical measures
Implemented multi-factor authentication
Strengthened password requirements
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(95 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGAug 27 · first

Vermont State AGAug 27 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 27 · first · this page

Massachusetts 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/salvation-army-new-york-20250827.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 27, 2025
Raw hash: 6e938acc000213fca676e829be342b64ca432d106128e7993b2027106c45475f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Salvation Army, a New York Corporation

Victim entityThe Salvation Army, a New York Corporation

Incidentdiscovered May 24, 2025

Stated responsePromptly took steps to secure its network and contain the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov