HackingManufacturingTechnologyManufacturingStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryAuthenticationBiometricCredentialsEmploymentFinancial accountIdentity (basic)Government IDPHIPIIHealth (basic)HighContained

JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.

bd_6d51e51d4fab12b0 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 24, 2023

Filed

Jun 30, 2025

To disclose

22 months

Affected

4,903state residents only

Linked

12 filings

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC. →3 incidents on file

Johnson Controls filed a supplemental breach notification with the Washington AG on June 30, 2025, covering 4,903 residents. Unauthorized access occurred Feb 1–Sep 30, 2023. Johnson Controls discovered the incident on Sep 24, 2023. Data involved employee/contractor PII, including names and potentially credentials. Remediation included password resets, MFA expansion, and enhanced monitoring. 2-year credit monitoring offered.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d22 months discovery → filing

⚠ 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

undetected · 235 days

discovery → filing · 22 months / 645 days

Feb 1, 2023

Begins

Sep 24, 2023

Discovered

Jun 30, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+81 wks slower

This filing is one of 12 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Iowa State AGbd_26c3ced2ff25f41e2025-06-30Verified
California State AGbd_5284e02cf7bdc3ab2025-06-30Verified
Delaware State AGbd_5dff2cf2bc9347e12025-06-30Verified
Montana State AGbd_b3d1bc45d49337412025-06-30Candidate

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Indiana State AGbd_ef10c9b1f96618922025-06-30Verified
Vermont State AGbd_fa9193fcd908cd4f2025-06-30Verified
Texas State AGbd_06db4aad939182842025-07-01 · +1dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_0c4d9314febaae6a2025-07-01 · +1dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_f42e2ab3511b79722025-07-01 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_3286138d472476882025-07-07 · +7dVerified

Showing first 10 of 11 linked disclosures.

Name: Morrison & Foerster LLP
norm: morrison foerster

Name: JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
norm: johnson controls
Domain: johnsoncontrols.com
Industry: ManufacturingllmTechnologyllm

Discovered: Sep 24, 2023
Breach occurred: Feb 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2023
Undetected for: 235 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 30, 2025
Affected individuals: 4,903state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)EmploymentCredentials
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberFinancial account numberDate of birthPassport numberHealth insurance IDMedical informationBiometric dataUsername + password
WA-stated cause: Unauthorized Access
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 200-299dexposure 200-299d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoing
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcementPublicly disclosed the incident in filings to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation with the support of leading third-party experts
Took steps to prevent further access and remove the actor from the network
Notified its employees by posting information related to this incident on the company's intranet
Offered employees free credit monitoring, including fraud alerting, identity restoration, and identity theft insurance coverage
Notified law enforcement
Publicly disclosed the incident in filings to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Engaged third-party cybersecurity specialists to further investigate and resolve the incident
Terminated the unauthorized actor's access to the affected systems
Changes made: Enhanced its security controls including blocking known indicators of compromise
Conducted an enterprise-wide password reset
Fortified its identity and access management protocols
Enhanced its security monitoring and logging capabilities
Expanded its multi-factor authentication coverage
Reconfigured security settings across its systems and virtual infrastructure
Offering individuals complimentary two-year credit and identity monitoring services and certain fraud support services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 months(645 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
Discovery-date grounding: 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.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

View merged incident ↗

Iowa State AGJun 30 · first

California State AGJun 30 · first

Delaware State AGJun 30 · first

Montana State AGJun 30 · first

Indiana State AGJun 30 · first

Vermont State AGJun 30 · first

Washington State AGJun 30 · first · this page

Texas State AG+1d

Illinois State AG+1d

Oregon State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Jun 30 (IA), last Jul 7 (NH) — a 7-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 11 — the full spread may be wider.

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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachM19691.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 30, 2025
Raw hash: fca6d911496ac7286b1a0fa842573cfe3afb655e5c691f9c04b646d523119b5d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMorrison & Foerster LLP

Victim entityJOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Sep 24, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with the support of leading third-party experts

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com