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The Chicago Zoological Society

bd_6906df9b2b9d9450 · schema v1 · pii pii-v2

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 16, 2024

Filed

Jul 1, 2024

To disclose

—

Affected

Withheld by the regulator

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

95%
Full breach record for The Chicago Zoological Society →

CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY DBA. BROOKFIELD ZOO CHICAGO filed a data-breach notice with the Illinois Attorney General in July 2024 (case 24-07-035). The register records the breach as discovered on January 16, 2024. Illinois does not publish the number of people affected — 815 ILCS 530/10 permits the Attorney General to publish only the entity name, the types of personal information and the date range.

Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >90d
⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

Jan 16, 2024

Discovered

Jul 1, 2024

Filed

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident
A leak claim by hunters_international about this victim predates this filing by 134 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗
Illinois State AGJul 1 · first · this page
Massachusetts State AG+18d
New Hampshire State AG+18d
Montana State AG+18d
Indiana State AG+18d

Pattern: first filing Jul 1 (IL), last Jul 19 (IN) — a 18-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.