HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Western Electrical Contractors Association, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 27, 2024

Filed

Aug 29, 2024

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected · nationwide

35,2907 in this filing

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

64%

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

Western Electrical Contractors Association, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring Jan 21-22, 2024. Unauthorized access affected 35,290 individuals nationwide, including 7 Maine residents. Compromised data included names, SSNs, and driver's license numbers. Notices sent Aug 29, 2024; credit monitoring offered.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 27, 2024 → Filed with AG Aug 29, 202463d ⏱ ME AG >30d9 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 · 158 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 63 days

Jan 21, 2024

Begins

Jun 27, 2024

Discovered

Aug 29, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

11 wks faster

This filing is one of 8 filings 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
Washington State AGbd_b63b0dbde23619fa2024-08-29Verified
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: Jun 27, 2024
Breach occurred: Jan 21, 2024 – Jan 22, 2024
Undetected for: 158 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 29, 2024
Affected individuals: 35,290state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: notify law enforcementproviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

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
Identify potentially affected individuals
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
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Providing written notice... 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: 9 weeks(63 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 63d
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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jun 27, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Aug 29, 2024
63d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 27, 2024 → Filed with AG: Aug 29, 2024	63d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

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

Washington State AGAug 29 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 29 · first

Maine 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/e131b820-4650-42c8-8603-f22bd6b21e3b.html
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: e1fe289650b9f1c71ffb87cb1520db5db797f72d536d01fa8e5781f446fb1ed6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWestern Electrical Contractors Association, Inc.

Victim entityWestern Electrical Contractors Association, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jun 27, 2024

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

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov