AccidentalFinancial ServicesFinanceMisconfigurationCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Health (basic)LowResolved

WCF NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 20, 2022

Filed

Oct 25, 2022

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for WCF NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY →

WCF National Insurance Company disclosed a data breach caused by a website misconfiguration that allowed unauthorized access to workers' compensation claim reports. The incident occurred between June 23, 2022, and September 20, 2022, when it was discovered. Affected data included names and generalized medical information. No SSNs or financial data were involved. The company corrected the misconfiguration and restricted access.

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California clockDiscovered Sep 20, 2022 → Notified Sep 28, 20228d ✓ CA 60-day OK5 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 89 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 35 days

Jun 23, 2022

Begins

Sep 20, 2022

Discovered

Oct 25, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

3 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

Oregon State AGbd_fadea92271e97b4a2022-10-25Verified

Name: WCF NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
norm: wcf national insurance

Name: WCF NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
norm: wcf national insurance
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 20, 2022
Breach occurred: Jun 23, 2022 – Sep 20, 2022
Undetected for: 89 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 28, 2022
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Health (basic)
Attack vector: Misconfiguration
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Immediately took steps to correct the misconfiguration
Restricted users from unauthorized access
Changes made: Continually reviewing and enhancing our website
Enhancing existing security protocols and practices
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(35 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 8d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Sep 20, 2022
→ Notified: Sep 28, 2022
8d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Sep 20, 2022 → Notified: Sep 28, 2022	8d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Oregon State AGOct 25 · first

California 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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-558582
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 25, 2022
Raw hash: e45bb0f312cad700692eea70b7de2fe6441515e4e881e928205c32c673ff6af9

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWCF NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Victim entityWCF NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Incidentdiscovered Sep 20, 2022

Stated responseImmediately took steps to correct the misconfiguration

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov