HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

WD ASSOCIATES, LLC

bd_c9727ae89385ab8a · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

May 24, 2024

To disclose

—

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for WD ASSOCIATES, LLC →3 incidents on file

WD & Associates, a division of Patriot Growth Insurance Services, LLC, reported unauthorized access to certain files on its network between February 1, 2023, and February 9, 2023. The incident affected personal information, including names, addresses, and potentially Social Security numbers, of individuals in New Hampshire and Rhode Island. WD secured the network, launched an investigation, and notified federal law enforcement. Affected individuals are being offered complimentary credit monitoring through Experian. The company is implementing additional cybersecurity tools and employee training.

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Incident timeline

Feb 1, 2023

Begins

May 24, 2024

Filed

This filing is one of 2 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_f19b517589b756bc2024-05-24Verified

Name: WD ASSOCIATES, LLC
norm: wd associates
Domain: patriotgis.com

Name: WD ASSOCIATES, LLC
norm: wd associates
Domain: patriotgis.com
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Feb 1, 2023 – Feb 9, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 24, 2024
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unknown
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Providing written notice incident to relevant regulators, as necessary

During the incident: Took steps to secure the network
Launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the activity
Conducted a thorough and comprehensive review of the involved files
Notified federal law enforcement
Providing access to complimentary credit monitoring services through Experian
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Implemented additional cybersecurity tools to reduce the risk of a similar incident from occurring in the future
Reviewed relevant policies and procedures
Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGMay 24 · first

New Hampshire State AGMay 24 · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/wd-associates-patriot-growth-insurance-20240524.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 24, 2024
Raw hash: d4651c17113ac4eb38a6c0959cea5ffd5dbdeafee885d5f8d1fe0952369a325e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWD ASSOCIATES, LLC

Victim entityWD ASSOCIATES, LLC

IncidentUnknown

Stated responseTook steps to secure the network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov