MalwareTechnologyInformationRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

WAC Lighting

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 2, 2021

Filed

Jan 4, 2022

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

63%

WAC Lighting experienced a cybersecurity attack occurring between March 11 and November 2, 2021, resulting in malware encryption of network drives. The incident was discovered on November 2, 2021. Potential compromise of names, addresses, SSNs, passport info, and credit card numbers. Notices sent January 4, 2022. Incident contained; credit monitoring offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 236 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 63 days

Mar 11, 2021

Begins

Nov 2, 2021

Discovered

Jan 4, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_faec684ae9a693172022-01-04Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_21f20a812ba78ed72022-01-10 · +6dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_ae08e7bb312ba4502022-01-13 · +9dVerified

Name: Wangs Alliance Corporation
norm: wangs alliance

Name: WAC Lighting
norm: wac lighting
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Nov 2, 2021
Breach occurred: Mar 11, 2021 – Nov 2, 2021
Undetected for: 236 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 4, 2022
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Changed passwords
Deployed an end point monitoring solution
Began the process of upgrading its virus and malware protections
Arranged for ID theft and credit monitoring services
Changes made: Changed passwords
Deployed an end point monitoring solution
Upgrading its virus and malware protections
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(63 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGJan 4 · first

Montana State AGJan 4 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Massachusetts State AG+9d

Pattern: first filing Jan 4 (IN), last Jan 13 (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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-Notification-Letter-164.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 4, 2022
Raw hash: 4771c438f847d94040b8ad0c8150c0e6440d0d68049e80b2fc9df3cf1d547549

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWangs Alliance Corporation

Victim entityWAC Lighting

Incidentdiscovered Nov 2, 2021

Stated responseChanged passwords

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov