MalwareManufacturingRetail & ConsumerManufacturingRansomwareCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

Wheels Manufacturing, LLC

bd_2fa31d1a14dfb9f1 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 12, 2024

Filed

Dec 6, 2024

To disclose

24 days

Affected · nationwide

6835 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Wheels Manufacturing, LLC →

Wheels Manufacturing, LLC reported a security incident where malware was present on its website between October 7 and November 4, 2024, potentially resulting in unauthorized access to customer information. The breach was discovered on November 12, 2024. Affected data included names, addresses, phone numbers, and debit/credit card numbers with expiration dates. A total of 683 individuals were affected, including 5 Maine residents. Notification was sent on December 6, 2024.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 12, 2024 → Filed with AG Dec 6, 202424d ✓ ME AG ≤30d24 days discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 36 days

discovery → filing · 24 days

Oct 7, 2024

Begins

Nov 12, 2024

Discovered

Dec 6, 2024

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_1611c6083fda0b8c2024-12-06Verified
Indiana State AGbd_5a34348bba9693452024-12-06Verified
Vermont State AGbd_8e69ce8588bdd7292024-12-06Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_c3ecd9652e2a931b2024-12-06Verified

Name: Wheels Manufacturing, LLC
norm: wheels manufacturing
Domain: wheelsmfg.com

Name: Wheels Manufacturing, LLC
norm: wheels manufacturing
Domain: wheelsmfg.com
Industry: ManufacturingllmRetail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Nov 12, 2024
Breach occurred: Oct 7, 2024 – Nov 4, 2024
Undetected for: 36 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 6, 2024
Affected individuals: 683state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Removed the identified malware from our website using third-party security experts
Implemented additional security measures
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures designed to prevent a reoccurrence of such an attack
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 days(24 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 24d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Nov 12, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Dec 6, 2024
24d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 12, 2024 → Filed with AG: Dec 6, 2024	24d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

New Hampshire State AGDec 6 · first

Indiana State AGDec 6 · first

Vermont State AGDec 6 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 6 · first

Maine State AGDec 6 · first · this page

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/fddc4356-ed80-43e5-8450-5ace9cca2b8d.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 6, 2024
Raw hash: bbefd08bb28ff67572972cb0df1861f4c9a12630155e751bc6fdc8128c8c117e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWheels Manufacturing, LLC

Victim entityWheels Manufacturing, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Nov 12, 2024

Stated responseRemoved the identified malware from our website using third-party security experts

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov