HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedPIILowContained

WEL Companies

bd_0b06d74a7e1641a9 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 31, 2025

Filed

Nov 18, 2025

To disclose

42 weeks

Affected

231state residents only

Linked

14 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for WEL Companies →

WEL Companies, Inc. notified Montana residents of a data security incident. Unauthorized access to files occurred on March 28, 2025. The company engaged cybersecurity experts and offered free identity monitoring through Kroll to affected individuals. No evidence of misuse was found.

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Incident timeline

Mar 28, 2025

Begins

Nov 18, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+34 wks slower

This filing is one of 14 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Delaware State AGbd_54d6400fab04101c2025-11-18Verified
Indiana State AGbd_8e16f85830814df82025-11-18Verified
Maine State AGbd_6d99657c83c3ce722025-11-19 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_8ab1eb735d17368f2025-11-19 · +1dVerified

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Oregon State AGbd_9a34c0d3fcc432fa2025-11-19 · +1dVerified
Washington State AGbd_b9a0483dfa133a9b2025-11-19 · +1dVerified
California State AGbd_bfcb985961ca865a2025-11-19 · +1dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_3282d3512f1a48132025-11-20 · +2dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_ff63c2c4b1fe49542025-11-21 · +3dVerified
Texas State AGbd_22f40843183648782025-11-25 · +7dVerified

Showing first 10 of 13 linked disclosures.

Name: WEL Companies
norm: wel companies
Domain: welcompanies.com

Name: WEL Companies
norm: wel companies
Domain: welcompanies.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jan 31, 2025
Breach occurred: Mar 28, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 231state-resident count only
Data types: PII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged independent cybersecurity experts to assist with the process
Undertook a comprehensive review of those files
Offering identity monitoring at no cost for [ServiceTerminMonths] months through Kroll
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance security and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 42 weeks(291 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

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Delaware State AGNov 18 · first

Indiana State AGNov 18 · first

Montana State AGNov 18 · first · this page

Maine State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Oregon State AG+1d

Washington State AG+1d

California State AG+1d

South Carolina State AG+2d

Massachusetts State AG+3d

Texas State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Nov 18 (DE), last Nov 25 (TX) — a 7-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 13 — the full spread may be wider.

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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Consumer-notification-letter-1.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 18, 2025
Raw hash: 18c3beedde6dd3f55ad8c4c0ff541a179a6c269f97a62092fb1d9950895f0e2a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWEL Companies

Victim entityWEL Companies

Incidentdiscovered Jan 31, 2025

Stated responseEngaged independent cybersecurity experts to assist with the process

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov