HackingTechnologyInformationCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Woodward Communications, Inc.

bd_7c1d34b0f0d7406a · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 1, 2023

Filed

Apr 5, 2023

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

15state residents only

Linked

8 records

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Woodward Communications, Inc. →

Woodward Communications, Inc. notified Montana residents of a January 2023 cyber incident where an unknown actor gained unauthorized access to its network. The incident may have involved personal information including names. The company secured its network, notified federal law enforcement, and offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services through IDX.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d13 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 94 days

Jan 1, 2023

Begins

Jan 1, 2023

Discovered

Apr 5, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+3 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by lockbit_3 about this victim was first seen 58 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Sitedispossessorbd_5b9961b06eec7e7f2023-04-03 · +2dVerified by operator
Leak Sitelockbit_3bd_adb42a26c53816c82023-02-06 · +58dCandidate

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_16733702dab965882023-04-05Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_c24d058a97214f2d2023-04-05Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_c77fca0e10a469662023-04-09 · +4dVerified
Maine State AGbd_d45ff46d06c9fb812023-04-10 · +5dVerified

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Illinois State AGbd_2841f08c6295f2282023-01-01 · +94dCandidate

Name: Woodward Communications, Inc.
norm: woodward communications
Domain: wcinet.com

Name: Woodward Communications, Inc.
norm: woodward communications
Domain: wcinet.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jan 1, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 1, 2023 – Jan 31, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 5, 2023
Affected individuals: 15state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement

During the incident: Took steps to secure the company's network environment
Implemented additional security features to reduce the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Notified federal law enforcement
Offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services for 12/24 months through IDX
Changes made: Implemented additional security features to reduce the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(94 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

Indiana State AG+94d

New Hampshire State AG+94d

Montana State AG+94d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+98d

Maine State AG+99d

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Apr 10 (ME) — a 99-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-169.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 5, 2023
Raw hash: 2368438abb78785d5393149531c60e704be828add690f75776baa5decf64ca22

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWoodward Communications, Inc.

Victim entityWoodward Communications, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 1, 2023

Stated responseTook steps to secure the company's network environment

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov