HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

WEL Companies

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 31, 2025

Filed

Nov 19, 2025

To disclose

42 weeks

Affected

592state residents only

Linked

14 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for WEL Companies →

WEL Companies, Inc. notified the NH Attorney General of a data security incident. Unusual activity was detected on January 31, 2025. Investigation revealed unauthorized acquisition of files on March 28, 2025. 592 New Hampshire residents were affected, with exposure of names, SSNs, and driver's license/state ID numbers. The company secured its network, engaged cybersecurity experts, and offered identity protection services.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d42 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

Mar 28, 2025

Begins

Nov 19, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+24 wks slower

This filing is one of 14 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_6d99657c83c3ce722025-11-19Verified
Oregon State AGbd_9a34c0d3fcc432fa2025-11-19Verified
Washington State AGbd_b9a0483dfa133a9b2025-11-19Verified
California State AGbd_bfcb985961ca865a2025-11-19Verified

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South Carolina State AGbd_3282d3512f1a48132025-11-20 · +1dVerified
Montana State AGbd_0b06d74a7e1641a92025-11-18 · +1dVerified
Delaware State AGbd_54d6400fab04101c2025-11-18 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_8e16f85830814df82025-11-18 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_ff63c2c4b1fe49542025-11-21 · +2dVerified
Texas State AGbd_22f40843183648782025-11-25 · +6dVerified

Showing first 10 of 13 linked disclosures.

Name: WEL Companies
norm: wel companies
Domain: welcompanies.com

Name: WEL Companies
norm: wel companies
Domain: welcompanies.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 31, 2025
Breach occurred: Mar 28, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 18, 2025
Affected individuals: 592state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General

During the incident: Took steps to secure its digital environment
Engaged a leading, independent, cybersecurity firm to conduct an investigation
Implemented measures to enhance the security of its environment
Offering complimentary identity protection services
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance the security of its environment in an effort to minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 42 weeks(292 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

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Montana State AGNov 18 · first

Delaware State AGNov 18 · first

Indiana State AGNov 18 · first

Maine State AG+1d

Oregon State AG+1d

Washington State AG+1d

California State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+1d · this page

South Carolina State AG+2d

Massachusetts State AG+3d

Texas State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Nov 18 (MT), last Nov 25 (TX) — a 7-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 13 — the full spread may be wider.

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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/wel-companies-20251119.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 19, 2025
Raw hash: 5f559c90e4d7d12ed9bcf5ddfa387e2136e1d25ed51cfea4b3622663072168ca

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWEL Companies

Victim entityWEL Companies

Incidentdiscovered Jan 31, 2025

Stated responseTook steps to secure its digital environment

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov