HackingTechnologyRetail & ConsumerInformationStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataTargetedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDCriticalContained

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Jul 28, 2022

Filed

Sep 2, 2022

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

174,929state residents only

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. →

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. reported a cybersecurity incident in Washington affecting 174,929 residents. Unauthorized access occurred July 22-29, 2022. Data included names, DOBs, and contact info. Samsung engaged forensic investigators and coordinated with law enforcement.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d5 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 · 6 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 36 days

Jul 22, 2022

Begins

Jul 28, 2022

Discovered

Sep 2, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

13 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed174,929 affectedView incident

Name: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.
norm: samsung electronics america
Domain: samsung.com

Name: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.
norm: samsung electronics america
Domain: samsung.com
Industry: TechnologyllmRetail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jul 28, 2022
Breach occurred: Jul 22, 2022 – Jul 29, 2022
Undetected for: 6 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 2, 2022
Affected individuals: 174,929state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: NameDate of birth
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoing
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged a leading outside cybersecurity firm to assist with its investigation
Coordinating with law enforcement
Taken actions to secure the affected systems
Changes made: Further enhance the security of our systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(36 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >30d
Discovery-date grounding: 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.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA14944.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 2, 2022
Raw hash: b970465d9499e1b05e5ef3f348fec9b0fa403b2e8687ed324fd6b0d03e60f817

Reporting entitySAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.

Victim entitySAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 28, 2022

Stated responseEngaged a leading outside cybersecurity firm to assist with its investigation

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com