MalwareTechnologyInformationRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

WESTECH International Inc.

bd_14aaebfd28602851 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

May 10, 2020

Filed

Jun 19, 2020

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

31state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for WESTECH International Inc. →

WESTECH International Inc. notified Montana residents of a May 10, 2020 ransomware incident. The company detected encryption of network files, contained the threat, and restored data. Forensic investigation on June 4, 2020 confirmed personal information was acquired. No evidence of misuse was found. The company offered one year of credit monitoring via TransUnion.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 40 days

May 10, 2020

Begins

May 10, 2020

Discovered

Jun 19, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

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_61d747b7550332cc2020-06-19Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_6fe563348561b29f2020-06-26 · +7dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_43114dbafc08a16f2020-06-30 · +11dVerified
California State AGbd_56f661a4eeb9811b2020-06-30 · +11dVerified

Name: WESTECH International Inc.
norm: westech international

Name: WESTECH International Inc.
norm: westech international
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: May 10, 2020
Breach occurred: May 10, 2020
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 31state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Contained the threat by disabling all unauthorized access to our network
Restored all encrypted data
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Offering you a one-year membership in myTrueIdentity provided by TransUnion Interactive
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify our practices to enhance the security and privacy of your information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(40 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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Indiana State AGJun 19 · first

Montana State AGJun 19 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Massachusetts State AG+11d

California State AG+11d

Pattern: first filing Jun 19 (IN), last Jun 30 (CA) — a 11-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/OCP/Consumer-104.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 19, 2020
Raw hash: a421017bdd97e34fd27c54f7fc3b22725fb4172e9cbc52c463a2d631e5010c47

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWESTECH International Inc.

Victim entityWESTECH International Inc.

Incidentdiscovered May 10, 2020

Stated responseContained the threat by disabling all unauthorized access to our network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov