Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (WIL1768357793)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Williams Plumbing / Williams Civil Construction breach identified under incident ID WIL1768357793.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Williams Plumbing / Williams Civil Construction's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/williams-companies, the number of followers: 1772, the industry type: Construction and the number of employees: 153 employees

After the initial compromise, the video explains how Rankiteo's incident engine converts technical details into a normalized incident score. The incident score before the incident was 821 and after the incident was 788 with a difference of -33 which is could be a good indicator of the severity and impact of the incident.

In the next step of the video, we will analyze in more details the incident and the impact it had on Williams Plumbing / Williams Civil Construction and their customers.

On 12 January 2026, William C. Smith and Company disclosed Data Breach issues under the banner "Unauthorized Access and Data Breach at William C. Smith and Company".

An unknown actor gained unauthorized access to certain company systems between May 5, 2025, and May 18, 2025, accessing and exfiltrating files containing personally identifiable information.

The disruption is felt across the environment, and exposing Personally identifiable information (names, Social Security numbers).

In response, moved swiftly to contain the threat with measures like Steps taken to contain the breach and secure systems, and stakeholders are being briefed through Written notice to consumers and disclosure to state attorneys general.

The case underscores how Concluded (review process completed on 2025-10-21), and recommending next steps like Monitor account statements, obtain free credit reports, place fraud alerts or credit freezes, enroll in complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services, with advisories going out to stakeholders covering Guidance on steps to protect from identity theft or fraud, including monitoring accounts, obtaining credit reports, and placing fraud alerts or credit freezes.

Finally, we try to match the incident with the MITRE ATT&CK framework to see if there is any correlation between the incident and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

The MITRE ATT&CK framework is a knowledge base of techniques and sub-techniques that are used to describe the tactics and procedures of cyber adversaries. It is a powerful tool for understanding the threat landscape and for developing effective defense strategies.