HackingTechnologyInformationStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Ashford Inc.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 20, 2023

Filed

Jan 19, 2024

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Ashford Inc. →2 incidents on file

Ashford, Inc. notified the California AG of an incident where an unauthorized actor accessed systems on September 7, 2023, and acquired files containing names and other personal information. Ashford became aware of suspicious activity on September 20, 2023. The company engaged forensic specialists, secured systems, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring. No evidence of fraudulent misuse was found.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 13 days

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 121 days

Sep 7, 2023

Begins

Sep 20, 2023

Discovered

Jan 19, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_3654e540ca3be24e2024-01-19Verified
Maine State AGbd_5ee7e5c065ec7b492024-01-19Candidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_896471028c60fa932024-01-19Verified
Montana State AGbd_ce299ece664da47e2024-01-19Verified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_ed66845b6922ed8b2024-01-19Verified
Indiana State AGbd_eda317d8129af43a2024-01-19Verified

Name: Ashford Inc.
norm: ashford
Domain: ashfordinc.com

Name: Ashford Inc.
norm: ashford
Domain: ashfordinc.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Sep 20, 2023
Breach occurred: Sep 7, 2023
Undetected for: 13 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 19, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement and other regulators as required

During the incident: Commenced an investigation with the assistance of computer forensic specialists
Secured our systems
Implemented additional safeguards to increase our security posture
Notified federal law enforcement and other regulators as required
Offering complimentary access to 24 months of credit monitoring services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented additional safeguards to increase our security posture
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(121 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Vermont State AGJan 19 · first

Maine State AGJan 19 · first

New Hampshire State AGJan 19 · first

Montana State AGJan 19 · first

Massachusetts State AGJan 19 · first

Indiana State AGJan 19 · first

California State AGJan 19 · 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.

Source URL: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-579636
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 19, 2024
Raw hash: 5186d215e0113d6139c80fa367380e1d0b87a7170daa30dfc4abef59b1774082

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAshford Inc.

Victim entityAshford Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Sep 20, 2023

Stated responseCommenced an investigation with the assistance of computer forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov