HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailData ExfiltratedEmployee Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

SYSCO CORPORATION

bd_090a229785805243 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 5, 2023

Filed

May 16, 2023

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

11 records

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for SYSCO CORPORATION →3 incidents on file

Sysco Corporation disclosed a cybersecurity event where an unauthorized threat actor gained access to systems starting January 14, 2023, detected on March 5, 2023. Personal information of current and former colleagues, including names, SSNs, and account numbers, was potentially compromised. Sysco engaged forensic experts, notified law enforcement, and offered 24 months of identity protection.

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California clockDiscovered Mar 5, 2023 → Notified May 12, 202368d ✗ CA 60-day late10 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 50 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 72 days

Jan 14, 2023

Begins

Mar 5, 2023

Discovered

May 16, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 11 records about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitedunghillbd_23944c27089111552023-05-27 · +11dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_3041dfe2cdc8303f2023-05-16Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_9478a567d0d141412023-05-16Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_050ce61aec90f9112023-05-17 · +1dVerified by operator
Washington State AGbd_44c863a405c6225f2023-05-17 · +1dVerified by operator

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Maine State AGbd_5d5516fe15b8939c2023-05-17 · +1dVerified by operator
South Carolina State AGbd_a670fc947a726bf32023-05-17 · +1dVerified by operator
Hawaii State AGbd_e3b3f0b86bc7928e2023-05-17 · +1dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_cc2a933e586ea52a2023-05-05 · +11dVerified by operator
Illinois State AGbd_c18a45d8d04a0a202023-01-01 · +135dVerified by operator

Name: SYSCO CORPORATION
norm: sysco
Domain: sysco.com

Name: SYSCO CORPORATION
norm: sysco
Domain: sysco.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Mar 5, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 14, 2023
Undetected for: 50 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 12, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement

During the incident: Opened an investigation in partnership with a leading cybersecurity firm and other experts
Notified federal law enforcement
Implemented additional controls and safeguards to help prevent a similar event from occurring in the future
Offering a complimentary 24-month membership of Experian’s® IdentityWorksSM
Changes made: Implemented additional controls and safeguards to help prevent a similar event from occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(72 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 68d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Mar 5, 2023
→ Notified: May 12, 2023
68d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Mar 5, 2023 → Notified: May 12, 2023	68d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

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Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

Indiana State AG+124d

Oregon State AG+135d

New Hampshire State AG+135d

California State AG+135d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+136d

Washington State AG+136d

Maine State AG+136d

South Carolina State AG+136d

Hawaii State AG+136d

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last May 17 (HI) — a 136-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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/sb24-566795
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 16, 2023
Raw hash: 3c1d3476572518927843d163c5625625a00cf1f39967ad433f5d0d0b2974f056

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySYSCO CORPORATION

Victim entitySYSCO CORPORATION

Incidentdiscovered Mar 5, 2023

Stated responseOpened an investigation in partnership with a leading cybersecurity firm and other experts

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov