HackingManufacturingManufacturingCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)PIIMediumContained

Kwik Industries Inc

bd_590b1018f1fe8a0f · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 3, 2023

Filed

May 21, 2024

To disclose

29 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Kwik Industries Inc →2 incidents on file

Kwik Industries, Inc. notified the Idaho AG of a data security incident occurring on November 3, 2023. Unauthorized access to systems resulted in the compromise of PII for one Idaho resident (current/former employee), including SSN, DOB, driver's license, and financial/health data. Kwik engaged forensic investigators, secured the network, and mailed notifications on May 15, 2024.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d29 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 29 weeks / 200 days

Nov 3, 2023

Begins

Nov 3, 2023

Discovered

May 21, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+18 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1 affectedView incident

A leak claim by noescape about this victim predates this filing by 198 days.View originating leak claim

Name: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: wilsonelser.com

Name: Kwik Industries Inc
norm: kwik industries
Domain: kwikind.com
Industry: Manufacturingllm

Discovered: Nov 3, 2023
Breach occurred: Nov 3, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 15, 2024
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)PII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Idaho Attorney General

During the incident: Disconnected all access to the network
Engaged a specialized third-party cybersecurity firm and IT personnel to assist with securing the environment
Conducted a comprehensive forensic investigation
Changed administrative credentials
Offered free credit monitoring and identity theft protection through Cyberscout
Changes made: Restored operations in a safe and secure mode
Enhanced the security measures
Updated all firmware
Patched all software
Added multifactor authentication to systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 weeks(200 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://www.ag.idaho.gov/content/uploads/2024/05/05-21-2024-Kwik-Industries-Inc.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 21, 2024
Raw hash: d5e9f31076fea500fd3b527f812dafc451ba45782331d7eb743ccb5bfa722555

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityKwik Industries Inc

Incidentdiscovered Nov 3, 2023

Stated responseDisconnected all access to the network

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.ag.idaho.gov