HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedFinancial accountIdentity (basic)PCILowActive

Onward Consulting Corp.

bd_9c6d61de3029bedf · schema v1 · pii pii-v2

Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 7, 2026

Filed

Aug 1, 2026

To disclose

—

Affected

5state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Onward Consulting Corp. →

Onward Consulting Corp. d/b/a Onward Research discovered on August 7, 2026, that an unauthorized third party gained access to its website, created an administrator account, and installed malicious software. This potentially exposed customer names, addresses, email addresses, and credit card information. The company removed the malware, deactivated compromised passwords, and engaged outside experts. The investigation remains ongoing.

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Incident timeline — partial

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Breach window not drawn

Aug 1, 2026

Filed

No interval is drawn: the discovery date on record falls after this filing's date.

This filing is one of 3 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_eb4f431ff37bd94a2026-08-31 · +30dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_8027bbe343185f7e2026-09-01 · +31dVerified

Name: Onward Consulting Corp.
norm: onward consulting
Domain: onwardresearch.com

Name: Onward Consulting Corp.
norm: onward consulting
Domain: onwardresearch.com
Also named: Onward Consulting Corp.dba oflegal entity
Onward Researchdba oftrade name
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 7, 2026
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 5state-resident count only
Data types: Financial accountIdentity (basic)PCI
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Immediately went to action and worked diligently to minimize the impact on our website and operations, and to restore functionality
Engaged an outside law firm and experts to investigate the scope and impact of this incident
Removed all hidden malicious software from our systems
Deactivated passwords for accounts suspected to be compromised and prompted users to change their password
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing our system security, governance practices, and ongoing monitoring to help prevent an incident like this from occurring again in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGAug 1 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+30d

Indiana State AG+31d

Pattern: first filing Aug 1 (MA), last Sep 1 (IN) — a 31-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://www.mass.gov/doc/2026-1468-onward-consulting-corp/download
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 1, 2026
Raw hash: 0291b045c1fdd8f549fd8c3e4ed0ee4addae17f9b53b180ea84b87a20523f279

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityOnward Consulting Corp.

Victim entityOnward Consulting Corp.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 7, 2026

Stated responseImmediately went to action and worked diligently to minimize the impact on our website and operations, and to restore functionality

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.mass.gov