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HackingManufacturingManufacturingData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

KWS Manufacturing Company, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 25, 2025

Filed

Apr 15, 2025

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,4661 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for KWS Manufacturing Company, LLC →

KWS Manufacturing Company, LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring Jan 24-25, 2025, discovered Jan 25, 2025. 1,466 individuals affected, including 1 Maine resident. Personal names were accessed. KWS engaged outside experts, contained the incident, notified law enforcement, and sent written notices on Apr 15, 2025, offering 12 months of Equifax credit monitoring.

Maine clockDiscovered Jan 25, 2025 → Filed with AG Apr 15, 202580d ⏱ ME AG >30d11 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 · 11 weeks / 80 days

Jan 24, 2025

Begins

Jan 25, 2025

Discovered

Apr 15, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

View merged incident ↗
Indiana State AGApr 15 · first
Maine State AGApr 15 · 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.