MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailRansomwareData EncryptedFinancial accountIdentity (basic)Government IDPIIMediumContained

Wireless Communications, Inc.

bd_8229922929a6fb91 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 15, 2024

Filed

Oct 25, 2024

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

508state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

71%

Full breach record for Wireless Communications, Inc. →

Wireless Communications, Inc. dba Cellular Plus reported a ransomware cyberattack on August 15, 2024, affecting 508 Washington residents. The company engaged external cybersecurity professionals for forensic investigation and is offering one month of complimentary credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d10 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 · 10 weeks / 71 days

Aug 15, 2024

Begins

Aug 15, 2024

Discovered

Oct 25, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_36fbfea6abde76b72024-10-25Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_4c834637425c38052024-10-25Verified
Maine State AGbd_cb0866f011790f4e2024-10-25Verified
Montana State AGbd_cc12d12929666ef12024-10-25Verified

Name: Wireless Communications, Inc.
norm: wireless communications

Name: Wireless Communications, Inc.
norm: wireless communications
Also named: Wireless Communications, Inc.dba oflegal entity
Cellular Plusdba oftrade name
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Aug 15, 2024
Breach occurred: Aug 15, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 25, 2024
Affected individuals: 508state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberFinancial account numberDate of birth
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 0dexposure 0d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with leading, external cybersecurity professionals
Offering a complimentary month credit monitoring service with Equifax Credit WatchTM Gold
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify practices to enhance the security and privacy of your information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(71 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >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 · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Oregon State AGOct 25 · first

Indiana State AGOct 25 · first

Maine State AGOct 25 · first

Montana State AGOct 25 · first

Washington State AGOct 25 · first · 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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA31140.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 25, 2024
Raw hash: c9795c87d2a08cc78d869dc0c903aba370ef12226cfadce0b02a46bd54462d3e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWireless Communications, Inc.

Victim entityWireless Communications, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 15, 2024

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com