HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Creative Services, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 26, 2021

Filed

Apr 18, 2022

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

15 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Creative Services, Inc. →8 incidents on file

Creative Services, Inc. experienced a cyber-attack on November 23, 2021, where files containing personal information were copied from its systems. The company became aware of unusual activity on November 26, 2021. Affected data includes names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers. The company engaged forensic specialists, secured systems, and is offering credit monitoring services.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 143 days

Nov 23, 2021

Begins

Nov 26, 2021

Discovered

Apr 18, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

This filing is one of 15 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_361b96baa57efa2b2022-04-18Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_57dcbca496f5c7172022-04-22 · +4dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_5de66d920370e7c02022-05-06 · +18dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_46b3db9060c7d4b62022-02-28 · +49dVerified

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 54d gap

South Carolina State AGbd_750ed45764cbfacf2022-02-24 · +53dVerified
Maine State AGbd_1be64c03d8c522bd2022-02-23 · +54dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_58ba6830f1c17f8a2022-02-23 · +54dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_71cee38ec170da962022-02-23 · +54dVerified
Montana State AGbd_737a9c0214d5b59e2022-02-23 · +54dVerified
Washington State AGbd_ce667c17253adfc12022-02-23 · +54dVerified

Showing first 10 of 14 linked disclosures.

Name: Creative Services, Inc.
norm: creative services
Domain: creativeservices.com

Name: Creative Services, Inc.
norm: creative services
Domain: creativeservices.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 26, 2021
Breach occurred: Nov 23, 2021
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Commenced an investigation into the incident, with the assistance of third-party computer forensic specialists
Took steps to secure our systems
Changes made: Working to implement enhanced security measures
Offering complimentary access to credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(143 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 8 states

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Maine State AGFeb 23 · first

Oregon State AGFeb 23 · first

Massachusetts State AGFeb 23 · first

Montana State AGFeb 23 · first

Washington State AGFeb 23 · first

South Carolina State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Maine State AG+54d

California State AG+54d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+58d

New Hampshire State AG+72d

Pattern: first filing Feb 23 (ME), last May 6 (NH) — a 72-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 14 — the full spread may be wider.

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/sb24-552680
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 18, 2022
Raw hash: ebfe51a813e70313ab036fce0538628ae84f37df1c7e269563b68505c7a5a0c0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCreative Services, Inc.

Victim entityCreative Services, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 26, 2021

Stated responseCommenced an investigation into the incident, with the assistance of third-party computer forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov