PhysicalProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTheftCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountEmploymentMediumContained

Gary W Janke

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 26, 2017

Filed

Nov 9, 2017

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

65%

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Gary W Janke, a CPA in Northridge, California, reported the theft of two old computers from his office on September 26, 2017. The stolen devices contained tax information from 2012 and prior years, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and some bank account information for clients. The incident was discovered when building alarms triggered and police responded to a break-in. The firm notified the LAPD, IRS, and FBI, and upgraded building security. Affected individuals were advised to monitor accounts and consider fraud alerts or security freezes.

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California clockDiscovered Sep 26, 2017 → Notified Oct 17, 201721d ✓ CA 60-day OK6 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 44 days

Sep 26, 2017

Begins

Sep 26, 2017

Discovered

Nov 9, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView incident

Name: Gary W Janke
norm: gary w janke

Name: Gary W Janke
norm: gary w janke
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 26, 2017
Breach occurred: Sep 26, 2017 – Sep 26, 2017
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 17, 2017
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountEmployment
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the Los Angeles Police DepartmentNotified the IRSNotified the FBI

During the incident: Notified the Los Angeles Police Department
Notified the IRS and FBI
Cooperating with their investigations
Forwarding information to the IRS to help protect against improper tax filings
Upgraded building security systems
Changes made: Stored current tax data in a more secure location since 2013
Upgraded building security systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(44 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 21d
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: Sep 26, 2017
→ Notified: Oct 17, 2017
21d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Sep 26, 2017 → Notified: Oct 17, 2017	21d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/sb24-104191
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 9, 2017
Raw hash: 4c0e85bd790d9ad174f2ad94159ebb4256af5b60616d297d2ca0f97f9a7020c0

Reporting entityGary W Janke

Victim entityGary W Janke

Incidentdiscovered Sep 26, 2017

Stated responseNotified the Los Angeles Police Department

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov