HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailEmployee Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDEmploymentMediumContained

Apple American Group LLC and Apple American Group II, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 9, 2026

Filed

Aug 18, 2026

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Apple American Group LLC and Apple American Group II, LLC →

Apple American Group LLC and Apple American Group II, LLC notified the California AG of an incident where an unknown actor accessed servers between April 8-9, 2026. The company became aware of suspicious activity on April 9, 2026. Employee data, potentially including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers, was accessed or acquired. The company secured systems, investigated, and offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through CyberScout.

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California clockDiscovered Apr 9, 2026 → Notified Aug 18, 2026131d ✗ CA 30-day late19 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 131 days

Apr 8, 2026

Begins

Apr 9, 2026

Discovered

Aug 18, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+11 wks slower

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

Vermont State AGbd_43aa29ce2e436e562026-08-18Candidate
Washington State AGbd_90da85f3ac8167c92026-08-18Verified
Oregon State AGbd_ca5eaa061b349c282026-08-18Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_51703fe10fff92202026-08-01 · +17dVerified

Name: Apple American Group LLC and Apple American Group II, LLC
norm: apple american group llc and apple american group ii

Name: Apple American Group LLC and Apple American Group II, LLC
norm: apple american group llc and apple american group ii
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Apr 9, 2026
Breach occurred: Apr 8, 2026 – Apr 9, 2026
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 18, 2026
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDEmployment
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Took steps to secure our systems
Launched a comprehensive investigation
Undertook a review of the involved files
Enhanced protections and continue to monitor these safeguards
Notifying individuals about this matter
Providing guidance about free resources that are available to assist with monitoring relevant accounts, credit reports, and how to place a fraud alert or security freeze on one’s credit file
Offering complimentary identity monitoring services
Changes made: Taken steps to further enhance these protections
Continue to monitor these safeguards
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 weeks(131 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 30-day late · 131d
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: Apr 9, 2026
→ Notified: Aug 18, 2026
131d 30 calendar days CA 30-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Apr 9, 2026 → Notified: Aug 18, 2026	131d	30 calendar days	CA 30-day late

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGAug 1 · first

Vermont State AG+17d

Washington State AG+17d

Oregon State AG+17d

California State AG+17d · this page

Pattern: first filing Aug 1 (MA), last Aug 18 (CA) — a 17-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/sb24-628449
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 18, 2026
Raw hash: 8f24b525932346b61ebdd910949ed57b67db325bb24f00f572f9e6cda0fa1609

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityApple American Group LLC and Apple American Group II, LLC

Victim entityApple American Group LLC and Apple American Group II, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 9, 2026

Stated responseTook steps to secure our systems

ComplianceCA 30-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov