MalwareFinancial ServicesFinanceRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedFinancial accountIdentity (basic)Government IDPIIHighContained

Wallick & Volk, Inc.

bd_aec75220e33f6e86 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 5, 2021

Filed

Oct 21, 2021

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

1,625state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for Wallick & Volk, Inc. →

Wallick & Volk, Inc. experienced a ransomware incident in August 2021. Unauthorized access occurred between August 2-5, 2021, resulting in the encryption of systems and exfiltration of personal information (names, addresses, SSNs) of 1,625 Washington residents. The company secured its network, engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, and began mailing notifications on October 12, 2021, offering one year of credit monitoring.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d11 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 77 days

Aug 2, 2021

Begins

Aug 5, 2021

Discovered

Oct 21, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+3 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_4bcea5a7df1707812021-10-21Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_d2169336706690812021-10-21Verified
California State AGbd_4a2c2a79b8631b082021-10-20 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_14b1bef8a892fced2021-10-12 · +9dVerified

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Montana State AGbd_6ffac7c536180cfa2021-10-12 · +9dCandidate

Name: Wallick & Volk, Inc.
norm: wallick volk

Name: Wallick & Volk, Inc.
norm: wallick volk
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 5, 2021
Breach occurred: Aug 2, 2021 – Aug 5, 2021
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 12, 2021
Affected individuals: 1,625state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPII
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberFinancial account number
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement and is assisting with their investigation

During the incident: Took steps to secure its network
Launched an investigation with the assistance of a cybersecurity firm
Notified law enforcement and is assisting with their investigation
Started mailing notification letters to the one thousand six twenty five (1,625) Washington residents via U.S. mail
Offering notified individuals complimentary one-year memberships to identity monitoring services
Changes made: Implementing additional security safeguards
Further enhancing its already exiting security protocols
Updating user passwords
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(77 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >30d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGOct 12 · first

Montana State AGOct 12 · first

California State AG+8d

New Hampshire State AG+9d

Massachusetts State AG+9d

Washington State AG+9d · this page

Pattern: first filing Oct 12 (IN), last Oct 21 (WA) — a 9-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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA2143.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 21, 2021
Raw hash: b604ac7ff2eb1a43cf93b8a514d7cb8bcc6ca584c58900bd3f2b3d8fc84c47d3

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWallick & Volk, Inc.

Victim entityWallick & Volk, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 5, 2021

Stated responseTook steps to secure its network

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com