HackingAgriculture & FoodAgricultureEmployee Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)EmploymentLowContained

Sunsweet Growers Inc.

bd_7d7be0daf4118e48 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Dec 11, 2024

Filed

Sep 3, 2025

To disclose

38 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 records

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Sunsweet Growers Inc. →

Sunsweet Growers Inc. notified former employees of a security incident discovered on December 11, 2024, where an unauthorized actor gained access to certain systems. The company launched an investigation with third-party specialists and implemented additional security measures. While there is no evidence former employee information was accessed, the company is notifying out of caution and offering 24 months of credit monitoring.

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California clockDiscovered Dec 11, 2024 → Notified Sep 3, 2025266d ✗ CA 60-day late38 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 38 weeks / 266 days

Dec 11, 2024

Begins

Dec 11, 2024

Discovered

Sep 3, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 5 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by ransomhub about this victim was first seen 182 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteransomhubbd_85e8ad707f2acd062025-03-04 · +182dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_4d9fc4eba36b1ace2025-09-03Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_969a0a6ddd50a0e52025-09-03Verified by operator
California State AGbd_6e1f9e832173155f2025-04-30 · +126dVerified by operator

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: Sep 3, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Employment
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
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: 38 weeks(266 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 266dLeak >180d
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: Sep 3, 2025
266d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Dec 11, 2024 → Notified: Sep 3, 2025	266d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗

California State AGApr 30 · first

Indiana State AG+126d

New Hampshire State AG+126d

California State AG+126d · this page

Pattern: first filing Apr 30 (CA), last Sep 3 (CA) — a 126-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/sb24-608074
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 3, 2025
Raw hash: bdb64b0c10f453e3921302a1299885831b3d8b2ba627303bf17a8d2a5eb411c4

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

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