MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareCapture Stored DataData EncryptedData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

DES Architects + Engineers

bd_0983ef0d95f8fc3d · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 19, 2023

Filed

Apr 16, 2024

To disclose

26 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for DES Architects + Engineers →

DES Architects and Engineers experienced a ransomware incident involving malicious encryption and unauthorized access to its network between September 7, 2023, and October 21, 2023. The attacker downloaded files containing personal information, including names and other data elements. The company detected the incident on October 19, 2023, and began notifying affected individuals on November 10, 2023. DES implemented additional security measures and offered credit monitoring services.

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California clockDiscovered Oct 19, 2023 → Notified Nov 10, 202322d ✓ CA 60-day OK26 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 42 days

discovery → filing · 26 weeks / 180 days

Sep 7, 2023

Begins

Oct 19, 2023

Discovered

Apr 16, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+7 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_5bf978ec0df6f6ce2024-04-16Verified
Montana State AGbd_8b4b8d777283b1b22024-04-16Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_974ef592132b82152024-04-16Verified
Maine State AGbd_9ee5db71d1941c562024-04-16Verified by operator

Name: DES Architects + Engineers
norm: des architects engineers

Name: DES Architects + Engineers
norm: des architects engineers
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 19, 2023
Breach occurred: Sep 7, 2023 – Oct 21, 2023
Undetected for: 42 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 10, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Worked to secure our systems
Began investigating to confirm the nature and scope of the incident
Providing notice to potentially impacted individuals and to regulators
Providing complimentary access to credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian
Changes made: Reviewed and updated existing policies and procedures relating to data protection and security
Implemented additional security measures designed to mitigate risk associated with this incident
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 weeks(180 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 22d
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: Oct 19, 2023
→ Notified: Nov 10, 2023
22d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Oct 19, 2023 → Notified: Nov 10, 2023	22d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

New Hampshire State AGApr 16 · first

Montana State AGApr 16 · first

Massachusetts State AGApr 16 · first

Maine State AGApr 16 · first

California State AGApr 16 · 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/sb24-584019
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 16, 2024
Raw hash: 5a2071d05558c161528d04734abc485c6333afb5dee3890cf20889383d13e3de

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDES Architects + Engineers

Victim entityDES Architects + Engineers

Incidentdiscovered Oct 19, 2023

Stated responseWorked to secure our systems

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov