HackingAgriculture & FoodAgricultureEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

Sunsweet Growers Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 11, 2024

Filed

Apr 30, 2025

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Sunsweet Growers Inc. →3 incidents on file

Sunsweet Growers Inc. notified California residents of a security incident discovered on December 11, 2024, where an unauthorized actor gained access to certain systems. The incident potentially exposed current and former employees' names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, medical information, and insurance information. Sunsweet engaged third-party specialists, secured systems, and is offering 24 months of credit monitoring.

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California clockDiscovered Dec 11, 2024 → Notified Apr 30, 2025140d ✗ CA 60-day late20 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 140 days

Dec 11, 2024

Begins

Dec 11, 2024

Discovered

Apr 30, 2025

Filed

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

A leak claim by ransomhub about this victim predates this filing by 56 days.View originating leak claim

Name: Sunsweet Growers Inc.
norm: sunsweet growers
Domain: sunsweet.com

Name: Sunsweet Growers Inc.
norm: sunsweet growers
Domain: sunsweet.com
Industry: Agriculture & Foodllm

Discovered: Dec 11, 2024
Breach occurred: Dec 11, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 30, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Took steps to secure our systems
Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party computer specialists
Implemented additional network security measures and safeguards
Reviewing our existing policies and procedures regarding cybersecurity
Offering complimentary access to 24 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through CyberScout
Changes made: Implemented additional network security measures and safeguards
Reviewing our existing policies and procedures regarding cybersecurity
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(140 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 140dLeak >30d
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: Dec 11, 2024
→ Notified: Apr 30, 2025
140d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Dec 11, 2024 → Notified: Apr 30, 2025	140d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

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/sb24-602082
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 30, 2025
Raw hash: 4faee618fb22faf16132aed64fc583953dba51d7f70a57c0860ff78013e72b1f

Reporting entitySunsweet Growers Inc.

Victim entitySunsweet Growers Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 11, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure our systems

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov