🐻California State AG
Clustered 4 filings across 4 jurisdictions · filed Nov 18, 2020. View entity profile → Other incidents for this victim →
incident inc_d01ffec7dd1c4741 · merge_method deterministic · confidence 100%
Discovered → first regulatory filing
Range of discovered_at dates across filings
CA ME MT WA
Time between earliest and latest filing
Not recorded for this incident
Leak precedence · Materiality delta · SEC filing delay — no leak-site claim in this cluster; no SEC 8-K in this cluster.
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per-filing reported counts
State AGs report only their own residents; bars show per-filing counts.
Earliest sighting first · deep chronology in Litigation Timeline
Jul 11, 2020 → Aug 23, 2020
When the intrusion reportedly occurred, per the linked filings
Aug 23, 2020
Reported by CALIFORNIA AG, WASHINGTON AG filings
Oct 12, 2020
Reported by MAINE AG filing
About this clustering
DisclosureLens links filings into incidents through layered matchers: deterministic rules (same source document, multistate filings of one breach, tight-window same-victim pairs), a weighted-similarity scorer for cross-source candidates, and an operator review queue for everything uncertain. Each link records its own method and confidence — shown per filing in the timeline below. The system defaults to NOT merging when uncertain, because a false merge (collapsing two unrelated breaches) is more harmful than a false split (showing related filings separately); uncertain pairs route to human review instead of auto-merging. Filing summaries shown in the timeline are AI-generated extracts — verify each against its linked source.
Windstream Holdings II, LLC reported a cybersecurity incident affecting internal systems between July 11, 2020, and August 23, 2020. An unauthorized party gained access and potentially obtained personal information. Windstream engaged a cybersecurity firm, notified federal law enforcement, and implemented additional security measures. Affected individuals were offered two years of Experian IdentityWorks monitoring.
Windstream Holdings reported a data breach to the Montana Attorney General. The breach was reported on 2020-11-18. The breach occurred from 7/11/2020 to 8/23/2020. 12 Montana residents were affected.
Affected (this filing): 12
Windstream Holdings II, LLC, a business sector entity reported a unclear/unknown incident to the Washington Attorney General. The organization became aware of the incident on 2020-08-23 and filed notice on 2020-11-18. 643 Washington residents were affected. 87 days elapsed between awareness and notification. 43 days to identify the breach. 0 days to contain the breach.
Affected (this filing): 643
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.
Affected (this filing): 7,304