HackingFinancial ServicesTechnologyFinanceVulnerability ExploitStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedMulti-Stage ChainGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Ethos Technologies Inc

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 8, 2022

Filed

Dec 21, 2022

To disclose

13 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Ethos Technologies Inc →2 incidents on file

Ethos Technologies Inc. disclosed a cyberattack where unauthorized actors exploited its online insurance application process to access Social Security numbers. The incident occurred between August 4, 2022, and December 9, 2022, and was discovered on December 8, 2022. Actors used previously obtained personal information (name, DOB, address) to trigger SSN disclosure via a third-party integrated service, then extracted the data from page source code. Ethos notified the FBI, engaged forensic investigators, and implemented technical fixes. Affected individuals are offered credit monitoring.

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California clockDiscovered Dec 8, 2022 → Notified Dec 21, 202213d ✓ CA 60-day OK13 days discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 126 days

discovery → filing · 13 days

Aug 4, 2022

Begins

Dec 8, 2022

Discovered

Dec 21, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_0dabcee7b806dee92022-12-21Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_138847a223ea759e2022-12-21Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_3023deeb85c68b172022-12-21Verified
Oregon State AGbd_78f2062de73935142022-12-21Verified

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Maine State AGbd_b384766745fe731b2022-12-21Verified
Washington State AGbd_01d1752e984f24d92022-12-20 · +1dVerified
California State AGbd_bd4f1101ee6011882023-10-04 · +287dVerified

Name: Ethos Technologies Inc
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Name: Ethos Technologies Inc
norm: ethos technologies
Industry: Financial ServicesllmTechnologyllm

Discovered: Dec 8, 2022
Breach occurred: Aug 4, 2022 – Dec 9, 2022
Undetected for: 126 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 21, 2022
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the FBI
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Notified the FBI
Made a series of technical changes to the software code of our website
Engaged an independent forensic investigation firm to assist with our investigation of and response to the incident
Changes made: Regularly conduct penetration testing
Undergo annual cyber security audits
Use threat prevention and detection software
Offering two years of free credit monitoring, identity theft protection services, and up to $1 million of identity theft insurance through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 days(13 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 13d
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: Dec 8, 2022
→ Notified: Dec 21, 2022
13d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Dec 8, 2022 → Notified: Dec 21, 2022	13d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 7 states

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Washington State AGDec 20 · first

Montana State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Indiana State AG+1d

Oregon State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d

California State AG+1d · this page

California State AG+288d

Pattern: first filing Dec 20 (WA), last Oct 4 (CA) — a 288-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/sb24-560282
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 21, 2022
Raw hash: 97dc65193ee0a78577d7c92cb95787d019db7eef18dd50d19e8df66ec2670180

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEthos Technologies Inc

Victim entityEthos Technologies Inc

Incidentdiscovered Dec 8, 2022

Stated responseNotified the FBI

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov