MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Wallick & Volk, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 5, 2021

Filed

Oct 20, 2021

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

63%

Full breach record for Wallick & Volk, Inc. →

Wallick & Volk, Inc. experienced a ransomware incident between August 2 and August 5, 2021, where malware encrypted systems. An unauthorized party accessed data including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. The company secured its network, engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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California clockDiscovered Aug 5, 2021 → Notified Sep 20, 202146d ✓ CA 60-day OK11 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 76 days

Aug 2, 2021

Begins

Aug 5, 2021

Discovered

Oct 20, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_4bcea5a7df1707812021-10-21 · +1dVerified
Washington State AGbd_aec75220e33f6e862021-10-21 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_d2169336706690812021-10-21 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_14b1bef8a892fced2021-10-12 · +8dVerified

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Montana State AGbd_6ffac7c536180cfa2021-10-12 · +8dCandidate

Name: Wallick & Volk, Inc.
norm: wallick volk

Name: Wallick & Volk, Inc.
norm: wallick volk
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 5, 2021
Breach occurred: Aug 2, 2021 – Aug 5, 2021
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 20, 2021
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement

During the incident: Took steps to secure our network
Launched an investigation with the assistance of cybersecurity professionals
Notified law enforcement and are assisting with their investigation
Updating user passwords
Implementing additional security safeguards
Offering a complimentary one-year membership in Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B
Changes made: Updating user passwords
Implementing additional security safeguards
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(76 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 46d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Aug 5, 2021
→ Notified: Sep 20, 2021
46d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Aug 5, 2021 → Notified: Sep 20, 2021	46d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGOct 12 · first

Montana State AGOct 12 · first

California State AG+8d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+9d

Washington State AG+9d

Massachusetts State AG+9d

Pattern: first filing Oct 12 (IN), last Oct 21 (MA) — a 9-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-546683
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 20, 2021
Raw hash: b52a841394b7782d40e2fa8dbc529aef9e5480104a752a36ed1f4c12dd86670a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWallick & Volk, Inc.

Victim entityWallick & Volk, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 5, 2021

Stated responseTook steps to secure our network

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov