HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Kroll Background America, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 1, 2013

Filed

Nov 21, 2013

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

548state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Kroll Background America, Inc. notified the California Attorney General of a cyberattack targeting its network between June and September 2013. The company discovered the intrusion in September 2013. The incident resulted in the unauthorized acquisition of names, dates of birth, addresses, and social security numbers of 548 California residents. The company notified law enforcement, investigated the scope, and provided identity theft protection services to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 92 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 81 days

Jun 1, 2013

Begins

Sep 1, 2013

Discovered

Nov 21, 2013

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_92d69016493a2df92013-11-20 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_bb683b5e87ecdc632013-11-26 · +5dVerified
California State AGbd_d1c97559aca93f132013-11-26 · +5dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_2b2299354c2eeccb2013-11-27 · +6dVerified

Name: Kroll Background America, Inc.
norm: kroll background america

Name: Kroll Background America, Inc.
norm: kroll background america
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 1, 2013
Breach occurred: Jun 1, 2013 – Sep 30, 2013
Undetected for: 92 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 20, 2013
Affected individuals: 548state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement authoritiesCooperate with relevant federal law enforcement agencies

During the incident: Notified law enforcement authorities
Investigated the information that may have been accessed and the extent of any possible compromise
Cooperate with relevant federal law enforcement agencies
Enhance information security policies and procedures
Changes made: Provide identity theft protection at no charge to all individuals whose social security number was compromised
Enhance information security policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(81 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 3 states

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New Hampshire State AGNov 20 · first

California State AG+1d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+6d

California State AG+6d

Massachusetts State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Nov 20 (NH), last Nov 27 (MA) — a 7-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/sb24-43342
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 21, 2013
Raw hash: d918eacd3b13a56889564d5b35a1df3b1e228eeedff32d917ccd8ca919bb793b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKroll Background America, Inc.

Victim entityKroll Background America, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Sep 1, 2013

Stated responseNotified law enforcement authorities

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov