HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Western Electrical Contractors Association, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Aug 29, 2024

To disclose

—

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Western Electrical Contractors Association, Inc. →

Western Electrical Contractors Association (WECA) notified two New Hampshire residents that an unauthorized actor accessed files on its network between January 21-22, 2024, and may have copied them. WECA identified suspicious activity earlier in the year but did not specify a detection date. The incident potentially affected personal information including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. WECA engaged law enforcement, enhanced security protocols, and is offering credit monitoring services.

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Incident timeline

Jan 21, 2024

Begins

Aug 29, 2024

Filed

This filing is one of 8 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_8d08057a093d22942024-08-29Candidate
Vermont State AGbd_a1c6d65a9dfde03f2024-08-29Verified
California State AGbd_a8ca14dedbe3414f2024-08-29Verified
Indiana State AGbd_ab79a3578833e6962024-08-29Verified

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Washington State AGbd_b63b0dbde23619fa2024-08-29Verified
Maine State AGbd_b6669d4732112e202024-08-29Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_e1dd62de34972fa82024-08-29Verified

Name: Western Electrical Contractors Association, Inc.
norm: western electrical contractors

Name: Western Electrical Contractors Association, Inc.
norm: western electrical contractors
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Jan 21, 2024 – Jan 22, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 29, 2024
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators

During the incident: Launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the activity
Notified law enforcement
Conducted a comprehensive review of the information potentially affected
Enhanced its existing security protocols
Providing individuals with access to credit monitoring services through IDX at no cost
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Providing written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Continues to evaluate its policies and procedures related to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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Montana State AGAug 29 · first

Vermont State AGAug 29 · first

California State AGAug 29 · first

Indiana State AGAug 29 · first

Washington State AGAug 29 · first

Maine State AGAug 29 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 29 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 29 · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/western-electrical-contractors-association-20240829.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 29, 2024
Raw hash: f1aa6aabee06311bd82b25fe3d412ac5feac801035b705fd6f6a128cc43c26eb

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWestern Electrical Contractors Association, Inc.

Victim entityWestern Electrical Contractors Association, Inc.

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseLaunched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the activity

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov