MalwareTechnologyInformationRansomwareData EncryptedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

WRNS Studio

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 7, 2023

Filed

Apr 13, 2023

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for WRNS Studio →2 incidents on file

WRNS Studio notified Montana residents of a cybersecurity incident occurring between Feb 9 and Mar 7, 2023. An unauthorized actor accessed the network, encrypting systems (ransomware) and obtaining personal information including names and Social Security numbers. WRNS engaged forensic investigators and law enforcement, and is offering one year of credit monitoring via Kroll.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 26 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 37 days

Feb 9, 2023

Begins

Mar 7, 2023

Discovered

Apr 13, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_041850d9370e37d32023-04-11 · +2dVerified

Name: WRNS Studio
norm: wrns studio

Name: WRNS Studio
norm: wrns studio
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Mar 7, 2023
Breach occurred: Feb 9, 2023 – Mar 7, 2023
Undetected for: 26 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 27, 2023
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged third-party cybersecurity professionals to help us contain and recover from the incident
Notified law enforcement of the incident
Changes made: Secured the services of Kroll to provide identity monitoring at no cost to you for one year
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(37 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Indiana State AGApr 11 · first

Montana State AG+2d · 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-188.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 13, 2023
Raw hash: d47cda51cbb5e1ee546a7317799543e4abf6d0fc1d7c36560304e6eb6e98c251

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWRNS Studio

Victim entityWRNS Studio

Incidentdiscovered Mar 7, 2023

Stated responseEngaged third-party cybersecurity professionals to help us contain and recover from the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov