HackingTechnologyInformationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryCredentialsLowContained

ASI Computer Systems

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 1, 2018

Filed

Dec 12, 2018

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

716state residents only

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for ASI Computer Systems →

ASI Computer Systems disclosed that usernames and passwords for a customer support website were subject to unauthorized access prior to December 2016. The company became aware of the incident on November 1, 2018, and notified 716 California residents on November 2, 2018. The affected system had been decommissioned over a year before discovery. ASI deactivated passwords, forced resets, and provided security guidance.

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California clockDiscovered Nov 1, 2018 → Notified Nov 2, 20181d ✓ CA 60-day OK6 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 700 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 41 days

Dec 1, 2016

Begins

Nov 1, 2018

Discovered

Dec 12, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

13 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed716 affectedView incident

Name: ASI Computer Systems
norm: asi computer
Domain: asicomp.com

Name: ASI Computer Systems
norm: asi computer
Domain: asicomp.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Nov 1, 2018
Breach occurred: Dec 1, 2016
Undetected for: 700 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 2, 2018
Affected individuals: 716state-resident count only
Data types: Credentials
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Launched an investigation to understand the nature and scope of the event
Deactivated all passwords
Enabled a forced password-reset for all affected users
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Provided individuals with instructions on how to change their ASI credentials
Recommended changing passwords on any other system in which they used the same credentials
Advised individuals to use unique passwords for each website, app, or service used
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards within its current systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(41 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 1d
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: Nov 1, 2018
→ Notified: Nov 2, 2018
1d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Nov 1, 2018 → Notified: Nov 2, 2018	1d	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/sb24-142614
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 12, 2018
Raw hash: 6d0b2d3b17e3f2b61eaed761d2a9a923983102690cb9834c09acf8c13efa5d5d

Reporting entityASI Computer Systems

Victim entityASI Computer Systems

Incidentdiscovered Nov 1, 2018

Stated responseLaunched an investigation to understand the nature and scope of the event

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov