---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-100764"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0000020520"
company_name: "Frontier Communications Parent, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-04-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T19:43:42.838434+00:00"
event_type: "cyber"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Frontier Communications discloses cybersecurity incident with unauthorized access to IT systems

## Summary
- On April 14, 2024, Frontier detected a third-party cybercrime group gained unauthorized access to portions of its IT environment.
- Containment measures, including system shutdowns, resulted in operational disruption that could be considered material.
- The breach involved access to personally identifiable information; the company engaged experts and notified law enforcement.
- Frontier believes the incident is contained, core IT restored, and does not expect a material impact on financial condition or results.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-100764
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0000020520
- company_name: Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-04-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: cyber
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.05, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/20520/000119312524100764/0001193125-24-100764-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/20520/000119312524100764/d784189d8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-100764
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-100764.txt

## Key facts
- Cybersecurity Incidents
  Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. disclosed a cybersecurity incident: Third party gained unauthorized access to portions of information technology environment; likely a cybercrime group; accessed personally identifiable information. Impact: Operational disruption from containment measures could be considered material; core IT environment restored; does not believe incident is reasonably likely to materially impact financial condition or results of operations. Company determined it not material. Discovered 2024-04-14.
  - Nature: Third party gained unauthorized access to portions of information technology environment; likely a cybercrime group; accessed personally identifiable information
  - Impact: Operational disruption from containment measures could be considered material; core IT environment restored; does not believe incident is reasonably likely to materially impact financial condition or results of operations
  - Materiality: not material
  - Discovery: 2024-04-14
  source text: The Company does not believe the incident is reasonably likely to materially impact the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/20520/000119312524100764/0001193125-24-100764-index.htm

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