HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Automation Personnel Services, Inc.

bd_4e1cad55f0895274 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 17, 2020

Filed

Mar 16, 2021

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Automation Personnel Services, Inc. →

Automation Personnel Services, Inc. discovered suspicious activity on November 17, 2020. An investigation confirmed that personal information, including names and addresses, was present in accessed files. The company reset passwords, engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement and regulators, and offered 12 months of identity monitoring through Kroll. Rhode Island residents are specifically noted as impacted.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 119 days

Nov 17, 2020

Begins

Nov 17, 2020

Discovered

Mar 16, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_92d2b7544c14626f2021-03-16Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_9e97230cda349f2e2021-03-16Verified
Montana State AGbd_dbbfdeac8df7bf092021-03-16Candidate
Maine State AGbd_ef306fd1bcf3e9a62021-03-16Verified

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South Carolina State AGbd_a3a7e3423ea522082021-03-17 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_f37e11a617e4a8352021-03-22 · +6dVerified

Name: Automation Personnel Services, Inc.
norm: automation personnel

Name: Automation Personnel Services, Inc.
norm: automation personnel
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 17, 2020
Breach occurred: Nov 17, 2020
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unknown
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notifying relevant state and federal regulators

During the incident: Launched an investigation working with industry-leading computer forensics specialists
Resetting relevant account passwords
Reviewing the contents of the potentially accessed files and folders
Reviewing internal systems to identify contact information for purposes of providing notice
Notified law enforcement of this incident
Notifying relevant state and federal regulators
Offering access to complimentary identity monitoring services for 12 months through Kroll
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing existing policies and procedures to reduce the likelihood of a similar future event
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(119 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Indiana State AGMar 16 · first

Massachusetts State AGMar 16 · first

Montana State AGMar 16 · first

Maine State AGMar 16 · first

California State AGMar 16 · first · this page

South Carolina State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Mar 16 (IN), last Mar 22 (NH) — a 6-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/sb24-539172
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 16, 2021
Raw hash: be8034193aba69b2a7bb37e213a7a30ae295d47ef74b37b510675c0b48582878

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAutomation Personnel Services, Inc.

Victim entityAutomation Personnel Services, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 17, 2020

Stated responseLaunched an investigation working with industry-leading computer forensics specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov