MalwareOtherRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedRansom DemandedFinancial accountHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDPHIPIIMediumContained

WEL Companies

bd_b9a0483dfa133a9b · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 31, 2025

Filed

Nov 19, 2025

To disclose

42 weeks

Affected

978state residents only

Linked

14 filings

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for WEL Companies →

WEL Companies, Inc. notified the Washington AG of a ransomware incident. Unauthorized access occurred Jan 30-31, 2025; discovered Jan 31, 2025. 978 WA residents affected. Data included names, SSNs, driver's licenses, account numbers, medical/insurance info, and DOBs. WEL engaged cybersecurity investigators, secured its network, and offered identity protection services.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d42 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 · 1 days

discovery → filing · 42 weeks / 292 days

Jan 30, 2025

Begins

Jan 31, 2025

Discovered

Nov 19, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+34 wks slower

This filing is one of 14 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by ransomhub about this victim predates this filing by 292 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_6d99657c83c3ce722025-11-19Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_8ab1eb735d17368f2025-11-19Verified
Oregon State AGbd_9a34c0d3fcc432fa2025-11-19Verified
California State AGbd_bfcb985961ca865a2025-11-19Verified

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 6d gap

South Carolina State AGbd_3282d3512f1a48132025-11-20 · +1dVerified
Montana State AGbd_0b06d74a7e1641a92025-11-18 · +1dVerified
Delaware State AGbd_54d6400fab04101c2025-11-18 · +1dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_8e16f85830814df82025-11-18 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_ff63c2c4b1fe49542025-11-21 · +2dVerified
Texas State AGbd_22f40843183648782025-11-25 · +6dVerified

Showing first 10 of 13 linked disclosures.

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: WEL Companies
norm: wel companies
Domain: welcompanies.com
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Jan 31, 2025
Breach occurred: Jan 30, 2025 – Jan 31, 2025
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 18, 2025
Affected individuals: 978state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)PII
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberFinancial account numberDate of birthHealth insurance IDMedical information
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 ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Attorney General

During the incident: Took steps to secure its digital environment
Engaged a leading, independent, cybersecurity firm to conduct an investigation
Launched an investigation to determine what happened and the scope of personal information potentially impacted
Offering complimentary identity protection services
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance the security of its environment
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 42 weeks(292 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90dLeak >180d
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 · 11 filings · 11 states

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Montana State AGNov 18 · first

Delaware State AGNov 18 · first

Indiana State AGNov 18 · first

Maine State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Oregon State AG+1d

California State AG+1d

Washington State AG+1d · this page

South Carolina State AG+2d

Massachusetts State AG+3d

Texas State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Nov 18 (MT), last Nov 25 (TX) — a 7-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 13 — the full spread may be wider.

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/BreachA35587.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 19, 2025
Raw hash: 6160b9886d5dc7a27c54dad5550f1e5eb85ef430630add4f5702637d051251e3

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityWEL Companies

Incidentdiscovered Jan 31, 2025

Stated responseTook steps to secure its digital environment

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com