MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Security Industry Specialists

bd_18d70d02539cd62a · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jun 1, 2020

Filed

Mar 11, 2021

To disclose

40 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Security Industry Specialists →2 incidents on file

Security Industry Specialists (SIS) experienced a ransomware incident on June 1, 2020, where systems were encrypted and inaccessible. SIS engaged forensic investigators and determined on January 19, 2021, that personal information was involved. The company notified affected individuals and offered 12 months of identity monitoring through Kroll.

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California clockDiscovered Jun 1, 2020 → Notified Jun 14, 2021378d ✗ CA 60-day late40 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 40 weeks / 283 days

Jun 1, 2020

Begins

Jun 1, 2020

Discovered

Mar 11, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+23 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_213b992f3a4398ec2021-03-11Verified
Washington State AGbd_7976afa78fa2bd712021-03-11Verified
Indiana State AGbd_7f6aa539a12be8de2021-03-11Verified
Maine State AGbd_fbfc1a833e089b032021-03-11Verified

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Illinois State AGbd_adf65f3da7caa3282021-01-01 · +69dCandidate

Name: Security Industry Specialists
norm: security industry specialists

Name: Security Industry Specialists
norm: security industry specialists
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 1, 2020
Breach occurred: Jun 1, 2020
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 14, 2021
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Took immediate steps to secure its digital environment
Engaged an independent cyber forensic firm to determine what happened and if any personal information had been impacted
Offering complimentary identity monitoring services through Kroll for 12 months
Changes made: Taken steps in response to this incident to further strengthen the security of its network in an effort to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 40 weeks(283 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 378d
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: Jun 1, 2020
→ Notified: Jun 14, 2021
378d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Jun 1, 2020 → Notified: Jun 14, 2021	378d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

Oregon State AG+69d

Washington State AG+69d

Indiana State AG+69d

Maine State AG+69d

California State AG+69d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Mar 11 (CA) — a 69-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/sb24-539051
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 11, 2021
Raw hash: 3ace88ece10221feb49d853459ce9d587cf67bf06b5e2f10712e808baf8cfb53

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySecurity Industry Specialists

Victim entitySecurity Industry Specialists

Incidentdiscovered Jun 1, 2020

Stated responseTook immediate steps to secure its digital environment

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov