{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001683168-25-006583","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"WYTC","cik":"0001560143","company_name":"WYTEC INTERNATIONAL INC","filed_at":"2025-08-29T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:44.348342+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-17T09:12:27.173598+00:00","sec_items":["1.05"],"event_type":"cyber","sentiment":"negative","materiality_score":0.7,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.7,"confidence":"high","headline":"Wytec International reports cybersecurity incident; website defaced twice, seminar canceled","bullets":["Incident discovered August 25, 2025; website defaced and restored, then defaced again by same actor.","Company took website offline pending security review; no contact from attacker or motive known.","Seminar scheduled for September 2, 2025 canceled due to the incident.","Financial losses expected to be significant; working with forensic specialists and FBI.","Will provide updated guidance after full assessment."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-25-006583","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-25-006583.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-25-006583.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-25-006583.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1560143/000168316825006583/0001683168-25-006583-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1560143/000168316825006583/wytec_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-17T09:12:27.173598+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":"ea51d60ea85bd0d86c33a95b9cecf487eb7cf8c9","claim":"WYTEC INTERNATIONAL INC disclosed a cybersecurity incident: A bad actor published a defaced website at the Company's web address. Impact: Losses from website being inoperable, forced cancellation of a seminar, financial losses difficult to quantify but likely significant. Materiality is still being assessed. Discovered 2025-08-25.","evidence_excerpt":"On August 25, 2025, Wytec International, Inc. (the “Company”) became aware of a cybersecurity incident in which a bad actor published a defaced website at the Company’s web address, wytecintl.com. After the Company restored the website from back-ups, the bad actor was able to deface the website again. To date the Company has received no contact from the bad actor, nor is it aware of any reason for this attack. On August 25, 2025, the Company took the website down, placing a temporary page on the site, while the Company continues to review the entire web platform, so that the site may return as soon as security has been confirmed. The Company anticipates these measures will lead to the full restoration and functionality of the Company’s website. Moving forward, the Company plans on taking appropriate steps, including implementing additional cybersecurity measures, to prevent further attacks. As a result of this incident, in addition to losses arising from the website being inoperable, t","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.05","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1560143/000168316825006583/0001683168-25-006583-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Cybersecurity Incidents","details":[{"label":"Nature","value":"A bad actor published a defaced website at the Company's web address."},{"label":"Impact","value":"Losses from website being inoperable, forced cancellation of a seminar, financial losses difficult to quantify but likely significant."},{"label":"Materiality","value":"assessing"},{"label":"Discovery","value":"2025-08-25"}],"fact_type":"cyber_incident"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}