HackingOtherData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Western National Group

bd_c57c994f4a601f7e · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 19, 2023

Filed

Mar 8, 2024

To disclose

38 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

5 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Western National Group →

Western National Group notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a network security incident affecting 2 NH residents. Unauthorized access occurred June 16-19, 2023. Personal info (PII, SSN) accessed. Notification sent Feb 29, 2024. Credit monitoring offered.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d38 weeks 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 · 3 days

discovery → filing · 38 weeks / 263 days

Jun 16, 2023

Begins

Jun 19, 2023

Discovered

Mar 8, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+32 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by rhysida about this victim was first seen 253 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siterhysidabd_120b036a6fc3bc4c2023-06-29 · +253dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_dce0adf80fd1d5b92024-03-02 · +6dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_3ba2467e112954392024-03-01 · +7dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_89c0d1a3975388c52024-03-01 · +7dCandidate

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Western National Group
norm: western national
Domain: wng.com
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Jun 19, 2023
Breach occurred: Jun 16, 2023 – Jun 19, 2023
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 29, 2024
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Attorney General John Formella, Office of the Attorney General, Concord, NH
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Partnered with cybersecurity experts
Conducted a thorough investigation
Offering complimentary credit monitoring
Advised affected residents to remain vigilant in reviewing financial account statements
Advised affected residents about the process for placing a fraud alert and/or security freeze on their credit files
Provided contact information for consumer reporting agencies, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Maryland Attorney General’s office
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its practices to enhance the security and privacy of the personal information it maintains
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 38 weeks(263 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180d
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 · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGMar 1 · first

California State AGMar 1 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+7d · this page

Pattern: first filing Mar 1 (IN), last Mar 8 (NH) — a 7-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.

Source URL: https://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/western-national-group-20240308.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 8, 2024
Raw hash: f8550f41853117d346c492462553a4c84f933e2491603ba9b00299563634fe7b

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityWestern National Group

Incidentdiscovered Jun 19, 2023

Stated responsePartnered with cybersecurity experts

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov