HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPHIHealth (basic)MediumContained

Westlake Hardware, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 26, 2020

Filed

Feb 10, 2021

To disclose

24 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Westlake Hardware, Inc. →

Westlake Hardware, Inc. disclosed that an unknown actor gained unauthorized access to its systems between August 21-30, 2020. The breach exposed names, addresses, DOBs, driver's licenses, SSNs, financial account info, and limited medical/health insurance data. Westlake discovered the incident on August 26, 2020, engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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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

Maine State AGbd_02c7c44b560b146d2021-02-10Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_053cd19a3ea5e0c02021-02-10Verified
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: 4state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPHIHealth (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: notified federal law enforcementnotified state regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party computer forensic specialists
Notified federal law enforcement
Worked with third-party specialists to perform a comprehensive review of the contents of the affected systems
Conducted a manual review of our records to determine the identities and contact information for potentially impacted individuals
Offering credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Transunion for 12 months at no cost
Notified state regulators
Changes made: Reviewing our existing policies and procedures to include additional safeguards
Implemented additional security measures to further protect information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 weeks(168 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Maine State AGFeb 10 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 10 · first

California State AGFeb 10 · first

Montana State AGFeb 10 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Feb 10 (ME), 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/westSamp.pdf
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: 97a0fd2055b7810e6b741e24892221d6ee748ac90da3d9cad658195fe9fbe2f0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWestlake Hardware, Inc.

Victim entityWestlake Hardware, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 26, 2020

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with the assistance of third-party computer forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov