HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHIHighContained

Western Electrical Contractors Association, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 21, 2024

Filed

Aug 29, 2024

To disclose

32 weeks

Affected

1,713state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%

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

Western Electrical Contractors Association, Inc. (WECA) notified Washington AG of an unauthorized access incident occurring Jan 21-22, 2024. The breach affected 1,713 Washington residents, exposing names, SSNs, DOBs, driver's license numbers, and medical/health insurance information. WECA notified law enforcement, enhanced security protocols, and provided one year of credit monitoring to affected individuals. Notices were sent on August 29, 2024.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d32 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

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
Montana State AGbd_8d08057a093d22942024-08-29Candidate
Vermont State AGbd_a1c6d65a9dfde03f2024-08-29Verified
California State AGbd_a8ca14dedbe3414f2024-08-29Verified

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Indiana State AGbd_ab79a3578833e6962024-08-29Verified
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: 1,713state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHI
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: notify law enforcementproviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators

During the incident: Launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the activity
Undertook a detailed review of all the files potentially impacted
Notify law enforcement
Providing individuals whose personal information was potentially affected by this incident with access to credit monitoring services for one (1) year through IDX at no cost to the individuals
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators, as necessary, and to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
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: WA AG >90d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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New Hampshire State AGAug 29 · first

Montana State AGAug 29 · first

Vermont State AGAug 29 · first

California State AGAug 29 · first

Indiana State AGAug 29 · first

Maine State AGAug 29 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 29 · first

Washington 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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA30376.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: d5ab9c73625df09a1e8cce93c57dc20c97821e08c9920b3ee42a64c0f9d2b3a3

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 responseLaunched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the activity

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com