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WaltersMorgan Construction

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Severity

High

Discovered

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Filed

Aug 9, 2025

To disclose

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Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 records

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for WaltersMorgan Construction →

Threat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing

This row is a claim by the ransomware group Sinobi on its public extortion blog. It has not been validated by the victim or any regulator. Treat attribution and counts as the threat actor's assertion until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure corroborates them.

Group activity: ConstructionDiscovered: 2025-09-28

Source: Ransomware.live

Post text · scraped from the leak site

Walters-Morgan Construction, Inc. is a leading construction firm based in Manhattan, Kansas, specializing in the construction of water and wastewater treatment plants as well as other municipal utilities. Established in 1938, the company is dedicated to community success and environmental stewardship through quality engineering and construction services. They offer a wide range of career opportunities, promoting a positive work environment and benefits for employees of all skill levels. Their commitment to high-quality projects reflects their goal of ensuring community pride and satisfaction.

Incident timeline — mostly unverified

? — ?

Breach window unknown

Aug 9, 2025

Claim posted

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Corroborated · see linked filings

This record's own dates cannot anchor compliance clocks; see the linked filings.

Claim → filing

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Compliance clock

Not assessable

This leak-site claim is one of 5 records about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗
Nebraska State AGJan 16 · first
Indiana State AGJan 16 · first
Indiana State AGJan 16 · first

Pattern: first filing Jan 16 (NE), last Feb 18 (MA) — a 33-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claimThis record

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filing

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source ceiling

  • actor name
  • victim claim
  • ransom/leak status
  • discovery date
  • materiality
  • notification
  • affected count
  • confirmed data types
  • compliance clock

The ✕ fields stay blank until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure lands.

About this groupFirst seen 2025-03-24

sinobi

According to ransomware.live, Sinobi is a private vetted-affiliate RaaS group that emerged in mid-2025, believed to be a rebrand of the Lynx/INC ransomware lineage, claiming 176 victims by end of 2025 through double-extortion attacks primarily against mid-market US organizations via compromised SonicWall VPN credentials.

274 victims claimed globally274 tracked hereFull profile →