MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailRansomwareData EncryptedData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPHIHealth (basic)HighContained

THE CORNWELL QUALITY TOOLS COMPANY

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 20, 2024

Filed

Sep 5, 2025

To disclose

37 weeks

Affected

3,170state residents only

Linked

14 filings

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for THE CORNWELL QUALITY TOOLS COMPANY →2 incidents on file

Cornwell Quality Tools notified the Washington AG of a ransomware incident discovered on Dec 20, 2024, affecting 3,170 residents. Access gained around Dec 12, 2024. Data included names, SSNs, financial accounts, and health insurance. FBI notified; credit monitoring offered.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d37 weeks 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 · 8 days

discovery → filing · 37 weeks / 259 days

Dec 12, 2024

Begins

Dec 20, 2024

Discovered

Sep 5, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+29 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

Iowa State AGbd_10cb2e9659f8e65f2025-09-04 · +1dCandidate
Montana State AGbd_5e4368163fe0365f2025-09-04 · +1dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_8cc5949014f4f8a22025-09-04 · +1dVerified
California State AGbd_1986fff1bf6ebb2d2025-09-08 · +3dVerified

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Maine State AGbd_78319a12494ee29e2025-09-08 · +3dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_c0f0623a831ae9702025-09-08 · +3dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_eda1bf635e2e3a042025-09-08 · +3dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_fe8fda588e25da302025-09-08 · +3dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_5efc8f44eb7b3fd12025-09-09 · +4dVerified
Texas State AGbd_9961e666b4f12f422025-09-09 · +4dVerified

Showing first 10 of 13 linked disclosures.

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: THE CORNWELL QUALITY TOOLS COMPANY
norm: the cornwell quality tools
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Dec 20, 2024
Breach occurred: Dec 12, 2024 – Dec 20, 2024
Undetected for: 8 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 4, 2025
Affected individuals: 3,170state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPHI
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberFinancial account numberDate of birthHealth insurance IDMedical information
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged cybersecurity experts
Retained cybersecurity experts to learn more about what happened
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Providing individuals with steps they can take to protect their personal information
Offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to further harden its environment
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 37 weeks(259 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
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.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

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Iowa State AGSep 4 · first

Montana State AGSep 4 · first

Vermont State AGSep 4 · first

Washington State AG+1d · this page

California State AG+4d

Maine State AG+4d

Oregon State AG+4d

Massachusetts State AG+4d

New Hampshire State AG+4d

South Carolina State AG+5d

Texas State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Sep 4 (IA), last Sep 9 (TX) — a 5-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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA34579.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 5, 2025
Raw hash: 807a3597448a1188b02d9b3548358610a6cddfe5611eefeedc85158f0155a85f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityTHE CORNWELL QUALITY TOOLS COMPANY

Incidentdiscovered Dec 20, 2024

Stated responseEngaged cybersecurity experts

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com