HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)PIILowContained

Western Electrical Contractors Association, Inc.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 21, 2024

Filed

Aug 29, 2024

To disclose

32 weeks

Affected

29state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Western Electrical Contractors Association, Inc. →

Western Electrical Contractors Association, Inc. (WECA) notified individuals of an unauthorized access incident occurring between January 21-22, 2024. An actor gained access to files and may have copied them. Impacted data includes names and variable data elements. WECA notified law enforcement, enhanced security protocols, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 32 weeks / 221 days

Jan 21, 2024

Begins

Jan 21, 2024

Discovered

Aug 29, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+13 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_51b4d495d1069e0a2024-08-29Verified
Vermont State AGbd_a1c6d65a9dfde03f2024-08-29Verified
California State AGbd_a8ca14dedbe3414f2024-08-29Verified
Indiana State AGbd_ab79a3578833e6962024-08-29Verified

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Washington State AGbd_b63b0dbde23619fa2024-08-29Verified
Maine State AGbd_b6669d4732112e202024-08-29Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_e1dd62de34972fa82024-08-29Verified

Name: Western Electrical Contractors Association, Inc.
norm: western electrical contractors

Name: Western Electrical Contractors Association, Inc.
norm: western electrical contractors
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 21, 2024
Breach occurred: Jan 21, 2024 – Jan 22, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 29, 2024
Affected individuals: 29state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)PII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Notified law enforcement
Enhanced its existing security protocols
Providing access to credit monitoring services
Changes made: Enhanced its existing security protocols
Continues to evaluate its policies and procedures related to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 32 weeks(221 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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New Hampshire State AGAug 29 · first

Vermont State AGAug 29 · first

California State AGAug 29 · first

Indiana State AGAug 29 · first

Washington State AGAug 29 · first

Maine State AGAug 29 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 29 · first

Montana State AGAug 29 · 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-1637.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 29, 2024
Raw hash: e21c4aa5234965ca4f92c8696adce8f04d63dc7666f1524736caf3f0d73ade99

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWestern Electrical Contractors Association, Inc.

Victim entityWestern Electrical Contractors Association, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 21, 2024

Stated responseNotified law enforcement

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov