MalwareTechnologyInformationRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedRansom DemandedGovernment IDFinancial accountMediumContained

WESTECH International Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 10, 2020

Filed

Jun 26, 2020

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for WESTECH International Inc. →

WESTECH International Inc. notified the NH AG of a ransomware incident detected on May 10, 2020. The attack encrypted files and led to the exfiltration of SSNs and bank account numbers for 3 NH residents. Discovery of data acquisition occurred on June 4, 2020. The company contained the threat, restored data, and engaged forensic investigators. Affected individuals received 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 47 days

May 10, 2020

Discovered

Jun 26, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

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_43114dbafc08a16f2020-06-30 · +4dVerified
California State AGbd_56f661a4eeb9811b2020-06-30 · +4dVerified
Montana State AGbd_14aaebfd286028512020-06-19 · +7dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_61d747b7550332cc2020-06-19 · +7dVerified

Name: WESTECH International Inc.
norm: westech international

Name: WESTECH International Inc.
norm: westech international
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: May 10, 2020
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 22, 2020
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General

During the incident: Contained the threat by disabling all unauthorized access to its network
Restored all encrypted data
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Providing residents with 12 months of a credit monitoring service
Advising affected residents to remain vigilant in reviewing financial account statements
Advising affected residents about the process for placing a fraud alert and/or security freeze on their credit files
Providing contact information for consumer reporting agencies and the Federal Trade Commission
Changes made: Continue to evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(47 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 · this page

Massachusetts State AG+11d

California State AG+11d

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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/westech-international-20200626.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 26, 2020
Raw hash: cf9a49273889b408478ef46edacb6bd44b4ebef1b5a5065e0f0afd799ddc4e55

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 its network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov