DisclosureLens
MalwareTelecom & MediaInformationRansomwareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)PIILowContained

Woodward Communications, Inc.

bd_c24d058a97214f2d · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 19, 2023

Filed

Apr 5, 2023

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected · nationwide

43 in this filing

Linked

8 records

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for Woodward Communications, Inc. →

Woodward Communications, Inc., a media company, experienced a ransomware attack on January 19, 2023. An unknown actor gained access to the network and obtained data on or about February 21, 2023. The incident affected 4 individuals total, including 3 New Hampshire residents. Personal information such as names and other identifiers was potentially compromised. The company engaged forensic investigators, secured the network, and offered credit monitoring services.

Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d11 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

Feb 21, 2023

Begins

Apr 5, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 8 records about the same incident.View merged incident
A leak claim by lockbit_3 about this victim was first seen 58 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Show 1 more filing ↓up to 94d gap

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Illinois State AGJan 1 · first
New Hampshire State AG+94d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Apr 10 (ME) — a 99-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.