HackingTechnologyInformationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Idealab

bd_29b501a7a2963bcd · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 7, 2024

Filed

Jul 1, 2025

To disclose

38 weeks

Affected

13state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Idealab →2 incidents on file

Idealab, a California-based technology incubator, notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a data security incident affecting 13 NH residents. Unauthorized access occurred around October 4, 2024, detected on October 7, 2024. Data involved names, SSNs, and driver's licenses. Idealab engaged forensic experts, reported to the FBI, and offered 24 months of identity protection services.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d38 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 38 weeks / 267 days

Oct 4, 2024

Begins

Oct 7, 2024

Discovered

Jun 26, 2025

Scope determined

Jul 1, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+19 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by hunters_international about this victim predates this filing by 267 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Sitehunters_internationalbd_110c51dbc321a2b12024-10-22 · +251dVerified by operator
Leak Sitehunters_internationalbd_f5f8d504fe5bbd312024-10-07 · +267dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_6d932e753031710f2025-07-01Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_70d06aeefcdb8b742025-07-01Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_70d4628c64e72bb62025-07-01Verified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_7e867069645fc0192025-07-01Verified by operator

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Indiana State AGbd_80a56fb0af2077222025-07-01Verified

Name: Idealab
norm: idealab
Domain: idealab.com

Name: Idealab
norm: idealab
Domain: idealab.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Oct 7, 2024
Breach occurred: Oct 4, 2024
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Jun 26, 2025
Notification sent: Jul 1, 2025
Affected individuals: 13state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General's Office

During the incident: Engaged cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation
Engaged a third-party vendor to conduct a comprehensive review of the affected data
Retained cybersecurity experts and launched a forensics investigation
Reported the incident to the FBI
Sent notification letters to affected residents by USPS First Class Mail
Established a toll-free call center through IDX
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to further harden its environment
Offered 24 months of complimentary identity protection services through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 38 weeks(267 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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California State AGJul 1 · first

Nebraska State AGJul 1 · first

Massachusetts State AGJul 1 · first

Vermont State AGJul 1 · first

Indiana State AGJul 1 · first

New Hampshire State AGJul 1 · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/idealab-20250701.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 1, 2025
Raw hash: 189e100a2189e11f3f0d70d9c1b98af8c14d883cd4e68fa72e7ae2019fe24249

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityIdealab

Victim entityIdealab

Incidentdiscovered Oct 7, 2024

Stated responseEngaged cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov