HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Western National Group

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 16, 2023

Filed

Mar 1, 2024

To disclose

37 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 records

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Western National Group →

Western National Group experienced an unauthorized intrusion into its company network on June 16, 2023. The company discovered on January 29, 2024, that an unauthorized individual may have accessed and/or acquired limited information, including full names and Social Security numbers, on or about June 16, 2023. The company engaged external cybersecurity professionals for a forensic investigation and is offering 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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California clockDiscovered Jun 16, 2023 → Notified Feb 29, 2024258d ✗ CA 60-day late37 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 37 weeks / 259 days

Jun 16, 2023

Begins

Jun 16, 2023

Discovered

Mar 1, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+17 wks slower

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

A leak claim by rhysida about this victim was first seen 246 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siterhysidabd_120b036a6fc3bc4c2023-06-29 · +246dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_3ba2467e112954392024-03-01Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_dce0adf80fd1d5b92024-03-02 · +1dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_c57c994f4a601f7e2024-03-08 · +7dVerified

Name: Western National Group
norm: western national
Domain: wng.com

Name: Western National Group
norm: western national
Domain: wng.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 16, 2023
Breach occurred: Jun 16, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 29, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Conducted extensive forensic investigation and document review
Offering a complimentary 24 month membership of Experian IdentityWorks SM Credit 3B
Set up a dedicated and confidential toll-free response line
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify our practices to enhance the security and privacy of your personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 37 weeks(259 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 258dLeak >180d
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: Jun 16, 2023
→ Notified: Feb 29, 2024
258d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Jun 16, 2023 → Notified: Feb 29, 2024	258d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGMar 1 · first

California State AGMar 1 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Mar 1 (IN), last Mar 8 (NH) — a 7-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-581818
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 1, 2024
Raw hash: f9784e935d987d27f6ac66af62899cc058bc66607a438ab3072be6ca2a2f14c1

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWestern National Group

Victim entityWestern National Group

Incidentdiscovered Jun 16, 2023

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov