HackingTechnologyInformationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 2, 2025

Filed

Nov 19, 2025

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,5687 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC. →3 incidents on file

Window to the World Communications Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) on July 2, 2025, affecting 3,568 individuals, including 7 Maine residents. The incident involved unauthorized access and data exfiltration of personal information (names and other identifiers). The incident was contained, law enforcement was notified, and 24 months of identity monitoring services were provided to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 2, 2025 → Filed with AG Nov 19, 2025140d ⏱ ME AG >30d20 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 140 days

Jul 2, 2025

Begins

Jul 2, 2025

Discovered

Nov 19, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+9 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_0495cc29975b77b22025-11-19Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_f82412d3d406eb4b2025-11-19Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_64ab1122dbea59842025-11-20 · +1dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_3caf2a6ec14b6daf2025-11-17 · +2dVerified

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Illinois State AGbd_a37f4b0311a05e202025-11-01 · +18dVerified

Name: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
norm: window to the world communications
Domain: wttw-wfmt.com

Name: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
norm: window to the world communications
Domain: wttw-wfmt.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jul 2, 2025
Breach occurred: Jul 2, 2025
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 19, 2025
Affected individuals: 3,568state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: notified certain law enforcement authorities
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Commenced an investigation with the assistance of leading experts
Notified certain law enforcement authorities
Began taking measures to assess and contain the incident
Took measures to further secure its systems
Changes made: Arranged access to identity monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services at no cost to you for twenty-four (24) months
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(140 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 140dME resident >60d · 140d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jul 2, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Nov 19, 2025
140d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Jul 2, 2025
→ Notified: Nov 19, 2025
140d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 2, 2025 → Filed with AG: Nov 19, 2025	140d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Jul 2, 2025 → Notified: Nov 19, 2025	140d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Illinois State AGNov 1 · first

Vermont State AG+16d

Indiana State AG+18d

Nebraska State AG+18d

Maine State AG+18d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+19d

Pattern: first filing Nov 1 (IL), last Nov 20 (MA) — a 19-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.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/ac864dae-cef1-41de-90fe-96719b0f260b.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 19, 2025
Raw hash: b9ce8acceb3b0e0de5f4979160996869b898bc7606527e4e565daba2ee72ec92

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Victim entityWINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 2, 2025

Stated responseCommenced an investigation with the assistance of leading experts

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov