HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Werner Electric Supply

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 23, 2021

Filed

Jul 12, 2021

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Werner Electric Supply →2 incidents on file

Werner Electric Supply notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a security incident affecting one NH resident. Unauthorized access occurred between March 20-23, 2021. The company discovered unusual activity on March 23, 2021, and determined an unauthorized party accessed systems containing names and Social Security numbers. Notification letters were mailed starting April 28, 2021. The company engaged a cybersecurity firm, offered one year of credit monitoring, and is implementing additional network security technology.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 111 days

Mar 20, 2021

Begins

Mar 23, 2021

Discovered

Jul 12, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+6 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1 affectedView incident

Name: Werner Electric Supply
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Name: Werner Electric Supply
norm: werner electric supply
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Mar 23, 2021
Breach occurred: Mar 20, 2021 – Mar 23, 2021
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 28, 2021
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took immediate steps to secure its network
Launched an investigation with the assistance of a cybersecurity firm
Began mailing notification letters to individuals
Established a dedicated, toll-free call center
Offering the individual a one-year membership to credit monitoring and identity protection services
Changes made: Implementing additional technology to further enhance the security of its network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 weeks(111 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/werner-electric-supply-20210712.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 12, 2021
Raw hash: 6f1cc5e693bfd3a96447c4199992fbd7e9aa8d188c6532367349962dbdf6e620

Reporting entityWerner Electric Supply

Victim entityWerner Electric Supply

Incidentdiscovered Mar 23, 2021

Stated responseTook immediate steps to secure its network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov