{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001079973-25-001631","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"JCTC","cik":"0000885307","company_name":"JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD","filed_at":"2025-10-21T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:42.475216+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-17T03:10:05.138379+00:00","sec_items":["1.05","9.01"],"event_type":"cyber","sentiment":"negative","materiality_score":0.75,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.75,"confidence":"high","headline":"Jewett-Cameron discloses cyber incident with data exfiltration and extortion demand","bullets":["Threat actor accessed JCTC IT systems, deployed encryption software, and exfiltrated data including images of screens and video meetings.","Company took offline systems as precaution; operations may be materially impacted, affecting Q1 fiscal 2026 financial results.","Threat actors exfiltrated images of video meetings and computer screens; demanded payment to prevent release.","No evidence of PII compromise of employees, customers, suppliers, or vendors yet; investigation ongoing.","Company engaged external experts, notified law enforcement, and expects cyber insurance to cover remediation costs."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001079973-25-001631","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001079973-25-001631.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001079973-25-001631.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001079973-25-001631.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885307/000107997325001631/0001079973-25-001631-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885307/000107997325001631/jctc_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-17T03:10:05.138379+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"7c7fe77fa33b84fdd6ced09554c908af69d70ec1","claim":"JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD disclosed a cybersecurity incident: unauthorized access and deployment of encryption and monitoring software by a third party to a portion of the Company's internal corporate IT systems, with exfiltration of images of video meetings and computer screens. Impact: operations may be materially impacted, potentially impacting financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2026; disruptions and limitation of access to business applications. Materiality is still being assessed. Discovered 2025-10-15.","evidence_excerpt":"On October 15, 2025, Jewett-Cameron Trading Co. Ltd. (the “Company”) learned that a threat actor had gained unauthorized access to portions of the Company’s information technology (“IT”) environment and claimed to have unlawfully accessed certain Company information and data.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.05","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885307/000107997325001631/0001079973-25-001631-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Cybersecurity Incidents","details":[{"label":"Nature","value":"unauthorized access and deployment of encryption and monitoring software by a third party to a portion of the Company's internal corporate IT systems, with exfiltration of images of video meetings and computer screens"},{"label":"Impact","value":"operations may be materially impacted, potentially impacting financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2026; disruptions and limitation of access to business applications"},{"label":"Materiality","value":"assessing"},{"label":"Discovery","value":"2025-10-15"}],"fact_type":"cyber_incident"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}