HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTargetedIdentity (basic)LowContained

WD ASSOCIATES, LLC

bd_b3c81d9fbe5243de · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 9, 2023

Filed

Nov 13, 2024

To disclose

21 months

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for WD ASSOCIATES, LLC →3 incidents on file

WD & Associates, Inc. notified consumers of unauthorized access to files containing names between Feb 1-9, 2023. 1,461 Rhode Island residents were impacted. WD engaged law enforcement, assessed security, and offered credit monitoring.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday21 months discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 8 days

discovery → filing · 21 months / 643 days

Feb 1, 2023

Begins

Feb 9, 2023

Discovered

Nov 13, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+72 wks slower

This filing is one of 2 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_4442f17f475e89ec2024-11-13Candidate

Name: WD ASSOCIATES, LLC
norm: wd associates
Domain: patriotgis.com

Name: WD ASSOCIATES, LLC
norm: wd associates
Domain: patriotgis.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 9, 2023
Breach occurred: Feb 1, 2023 – Feb 9, 2023
Undetected for: 8 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 13, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified relevant regulators, as required

During the incident: Moved quickly to respond and investigate the suspicious activity
Assessed the security of our network
Notified federal law enforcement
Offering [Extra4 - CM Length] months of complimentary access to credit monitoring services through Experian
Changes made: Reviewed relevant policies and procedures
Implemented additional cybersecurity tools to reduce the risk of a similar incident from occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 months(643 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Maine State AGNov 13 · first

Vermont State AGNov 13 · 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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-11-13-wd-associates-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 13, 2024
Raw hash: cbf4e4bfbdf15733226a683dbec4abfc6e8db2c25b32a0ca754180898bcd19db

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWD ASSOCIATES, LLC

Victim entityWD ASSOCIATES, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 9, 2023

Stated responseMoved quickly to respond and investigate the suspicious activity

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov