HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Melwood Inc

bd_c9c8e9bbde6971a5 · schema v1 · pii pii-v2

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 9, 2025

Filed

Jan 26, 2026

To disclose

—

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

7 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Melwood Inc →

Melwood, Inc. disclosed a data breach affecting approximately 3 Nebraska residents. Between August 9 and 17, 2025, an unknown cyber actor accessed the network and copied files containing names and Social Security numbers. Melwood notified federal law enforcement, provided 12 months of free credit monitoring via TransUnion, and issued notices to affected individuals on January 26, 2026.

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Incident timeline

Aug 9, 2025

Begins

Aug 9, 2025

Discovered

Jan 26, 2026

Filed

This filing is one of 7 records about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitesinobibd_e7199eeb06adcd2f2025-09-08 · +139dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_042d4fdd0c0a32172026-01-26Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_133d35f81e71911a2026-01-26Verified by operator
Maine State AGbd_31248e612bfbcc6b2026-01-26Verified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_358415406c58746a2026-01-26Verified by operator

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New Hampshire State AGbd_94b45510195fb47a2026-01-26Verified by operator

Name: Melwood Inc
norm: melwood
Domain: melwood.org

Name: Melwood Inc
norm: melwood
Domain: melwood.org
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Aug 9, 2025
Breach occurred: Aug 9, 2025 – Aug 17, 2025
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 26, 2026
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Placed a notice on its website to provide information about this matter
Provided access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through TransUnion, to notified individuals at no cost
Provided notified individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Evaluating and updating its policies and practices to mitigate the risk of a matter like this reoccurring
Reviewing staff training and supervision practices
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 · 6 filings · 6 states

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Massachusetts State AGJan 26 · first

Indiana State AGJan 26 · first

Maine State AGJan 26 · first

Vermont State AGJan 26 · first

New Hampshire State AGJan 26 · first

Nebraska State AGJan 26 · 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://nebraska.gov/ago/data-breach/documents/704de9a6-116e-4615-958f-0346973e0a4c.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 26, 2026
Raw hash: 205c97542d4f40291d3bed799520d075adcd7955555758ff415afb3c9a336483

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMelwood Inc

Victim entityMelwood Inc

Incidentdiscovered Aug 9, 2025

Stated responseNotified federal law enforcement regarding the event

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancenebraska.gov