MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailRansomwareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Westlake Hardware, Inc.

bd_02c7c44b560b146d · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 26, 2020

Filed

Feb 10, 2021

To disclose

24 weeks

Affected · nationwide

18,1701 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Westlake Hardware, Inc. →

Westlake Hardware, Inc. reported a ransomware incident affecting 18,170 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. The breach occurred between August 21 and 30, 2020, involving the exfiltration of names and Social Security Numbers. The company notified consumers in February 2021 and provided 12 months of credit monitoring via TransUnion.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 26, 2020 → Filed with AG Feb 10, 2021168d ⏱ ME AG >30d24 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 24 weeks / 168 days

Aug 21, 2020

Begins

Aug 26, 2020

Discovered

Feb 10, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+14 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_053cd19a3ea5e0c02021-02-10Verified
Montana State AGbd_119ec99d5b01787a2021-02-10Verified
California State AGbd_9a913dcdcabfb37c2021-02-10Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_6b6a1f41aad35f682021-02-16 · +6dVerified

Name: Westlake Hardware, Inc.
norm: westlake hardware
Domain: westlakehardware.com

Name: Westlake Hardware, Inc.
norm: westlake hardware
Domain: westlakehardware.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Aug 26, 2020
Breach occurred: Aug 21, 2020 – Aug 30, 2020
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 10, 2021
Affected individuals: 18,170state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected consumers
Offered 12 months of identity and credit monitoring services through TransUnion
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 weeks(168 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 168dME resident >60d · 168d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Aug 26, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Feb 10, 2021
168d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Aug 26, 2020
→ Notified: Feb 10, 2021
168d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 26, 2020 → Filed with AG: Feb 10, 2021	168d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Aug 26, 2020 → Notified: Feb 10, 2021	168d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGFeb 10 · first

Montana State AGFeb 10 · first

California State AGFeb 10 · first

Maine State AGFeb 10 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Feb 10 (IN), last Feb 16 (MA) — a 6-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-a1252b4f8318/03c866fe-d2c7-489b-98a6-4a05354d1682.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 10, 2021
Raw hash: 341c4c633fb83cb1e98f66941efa0049ae0099100e14624bd928e9b2bbd7c87a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWestlake Hardware, Inc.

Victim entityWestlake Hardware, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 26, 2020

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov