DisclosureLens
MalwareOtherRansomwareRansom DemandedData EncryptedPIIEmploymentLowActive

Cadence Aerospace

bd_f89ae391bd0b3169 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 24, 2019

Filed

Nov 20, 2019

To disclose

27 days

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

64%
Full breach record for Cadence Aerospace2 incidents on file

Cadence Aerospace notified Montana residents on Nov 20, 2019, of a ransomware attack on Oct 24, 2019. The attacker encrypted files and demanded payment. Cadence engaged forensic investigators and law enforcement. There was potential access to HR-related information and business documents, though no exfiltration was confirmed.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 27 days

Oct 24, 2019

Begins

Oct 24, 2019

Discovered

Nov 20, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗
Montana State AGNov 20 · first · this page

Pattern: first filing Nov 20 (MT), last Nov 25 (CA) — a 5-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.