# Data Breach Notification Monitor - \[Washington State] (`cashmere_sanddollar/breach-notification-monitor`) Actor

Aggregate official US state data breach notification registries into one clean dataset (one row per breach incident).
v1 covers Washington; Texas, Massachusetts and more coming.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/cashmere\_sanddollar/breach-notification-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [Ana K](https://apify.com/cashmere_sanddollar) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

### What does US Data Breach Notification Monitor do?

**US Data Breach Notification Monitor** turns official US state **data breach notification** registries into one clean, structured dataset — **one row per breach incident**. Version 1 covers **Washington State**, sourced directly from the [Washington State Attorney General's open-data breach dataset](https://data.wa.gov/d/sb4j-ca4h). Think of it as a **breach-data API** alternative: no manual portal-checking, no copy-paste.

More states (Texas, Massachusetts, and others) are on the roadmap — the Actor is built as a multi-state **aggregator**.

### Why use US Data Breach Notification Monitor?

Breach notifications are public, but they live on a **different portal in every state**, in different formats. This Actor normalizes them so you can:

- 🎯 **Generate sales leads** — a company that just disclosed a breach is a warm lead for security, insurance, and legal services.
- 🛡️ **Underwrite cyber risk** — feed structured incident history into your risk models.
- 🔍 **Power threat intelligence & research** — track breach causes, industries, and volumes over time.
- 🔔 **Monitor** — schedule daily runs and receive only the newly-reported breaches.

Running on Apify means you get **scheduling, a REST API, proxy rotation, monitoring**, and integrations with 5,000+ tools out of the box.

### What data can it extract?

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `organizationName` | text | The breached organization |
| `industry` | text | Industry / sector |
| `affectedResidents` | number | State residents affected |
| `reportedDate` | date | Date reported to the Attorney General |
| `discoveredDate` | date | Date the breach was discovered |
| `breachStart` / `breachEnd` | date | Breach time window |
| `cause` | text | Cause (e.g. cyberattack) |
| `attackType` | text | Attack type (e.g. ransomware) |
| `state` | text | Source state (WA) |
| `sourceUrl` | link | Source dataset |

### How to scrape US state data breach notifications

1. *(Optional)* Set **Since date** to only get breaches reported on or after a date.
2. *(Optional)* Set **Minimum residents affected** or **Max items**.
3. For monitoring, enable **Only new since last run** and attach a **Schedule** (e.g. daily).
4. Click **Start**, then download results as **JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML**.

### How much will it cost?

See the pricing shown on this page for exact per-result / per-run figures.

### Input

See the **Input** tab for all options: `states`, `sinceDate`, `minAffected`, `maxItems`, `onlyNew`, and `includeRaw`. Every field is optional — the defaults return the full Washington dataset.

### Output

You can download the dataset in **JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML**. Example:

```json
[
  {
    "state": "WA",
    "organizationName": "Automatic Funds Transfer Services Inc.",
    "industry": "Finance and Insurance",
    "affectedResidents": 695,
    "reportedDate": "2021-02-20T00:00:00.000Z",
    "discoveredDate": "2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z",
    "breachStart": "2021-02-04T00:00:00.000Z",
    "breachEnd": "2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z",
    "cause": "Cyberattack",
    "attackType": "Ransomware",
    "sourceRecordId": "0001",
    "sourceUrl": "https://data.wa.gov/d/sb4j-ca4h",
    "ingestedAt": "2026-08-04T12:00:00.000Z"
  }
]
```

### FAQ, disclaimer & support

**Is this legal and ethical?** This Actor only reads **official government breach-notification records that are published for public transparency**. It does not access private accounts or bypass any authentication.

> Our Actors are ethical and do not extract private personal data — they only process information that authorities have chosen to publish publicly. Your results may still contain information about organizations. Personal data is protected by the GDPR in the European Union and by other laws worldwide; you should not use results to process personal data without a legitimate reason. If you are unsure whether your reason is legitimate, consult your lawyers.

**Which states are covered?** v1: **Washington**. Texas, Massachusetts, and more public-list states are planned.

**Found a bug or want a state added?** Use the **Issues** tab. For programmatic access, see the **API** tab.

# Actor input Schema

## `states` (type: `array`):

Which US state breach-notification portals to include. v1 supports Washington (WA); more states are planned.

## `sinceDate` (type: `string`):

Only include breaches reported to the Attorney General on or after this date. Leave empty to return everything.

## `minAffected` (type: `integer`):

Only include breaches that affected at least this many state residents.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of breach records to return. Useful for testing and cost control. Leave empty to return everything.

## `onlyNew` (type: `boolean`):

When enabled, only records not seen in previous runs are returned (tracked in the Actor's key-value store). Ideal for scheduled monitoring.

## `includeRaw` (type: `boolean`):

Also attach the original, unnormalized source record to each item under the 'raw' field.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "states": [
    "WA"
  ],
  "onlyNew": false,
  "includeRaw": false
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "states": [
        "WA"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("cashmere_sanddollar/breach-notification-monitor").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "states": ["WA"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("cashmere_sanddollar/breach-notification-monitor").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "states": [
    "WA"
  ]
}' |
apify call cashmere_sanddollar/breach-notification-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,cashmere_sanddollar/breach-notification-monitor"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/SbSR3lUlFUP8OHvHh/builds/pS0ygpOfqfz8sjSmw/openapi.json