MalwareRansomwareData EncryptedData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

WESTECH International Inc.

bd_56f661a4eeb9811b · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

May 10, 2020

Filed

Jun 30, 2020

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for WESTECH International Inc. →

WESTECH International Inc. detected a ransomware infection on May 10, 2020, which encrypted files on its network. The company contained the threat and restored data. A forensic investigation revealed that certain impacted files containing personal information were acquired from the network on June 4, 2020. The company is offering one year of credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 51 days

May 10, 2020

Begins

May 10, 2020

Discovered

Jun 30, 2020

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_43114dbafc08a16f2020-06-30Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_6fe563348561b29f2020-06-26 · +4dVerified
Montana State AGbd_14aaebfd286028512020-06-19 · +11dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_61d747b7550332cc2020-06-19 · +11dVerified

Name: WESTECH International Inc.
norm: westech international

Name: WESTECH International Inc.
norm: westech international

Discovered: May 10, 2020
Breach occurred: May 10, 2020
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Contained the threat by disabling all unauthorized access to our network
Restored all encrypted data
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals experienced in handling these types of incidents
Offering a one-year membership in myTrueIdentity provided by TransUnion Interactive
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify our practices to enhance the security and privacy of your personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(51 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Montana State AGJun 19 · first

Indiana State AGJun 19 · first

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Massachusetts State AG+11d

California State AG+11d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jun 19 (MT), last Jun 30 (CA) — a 11-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/sb24-191569
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 30, 2020
Raw hash: 1b09b0a8746096c8cd37e2a0fad524bf5977ab75582142febb73efaa65d6112e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWESTECH International Inc.

Victim entityWESTECH International Inc.

Incidentdiscovered May 10, 2020

Stated responseContained the threat by disabling all unauthorized access to our network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov