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County of Tehama, California

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 9, 2022

Filed

Nov 17, 2022

To disclose

32 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

66%
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County of Tehama, California experienced unauthorized access to its IT network between November 18, 2021, and April 9, 2022. The incident was discovered on April 9, 2022, when suspicious activity was detected. Personal information, including names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers, of current and former employees and Department of Social Services recipients was accessed. The County secured systems, notified law enforcement, and implemented enhanced monitoring. Complimentary identity monitoring was offered to affected individuals.

Incident timeline

undetected · 142 days
discovery → filing · 32 weeks / 222 days

Nov 18, 2021

Begins

Apr 9, 2022

Discovered

Nov 17, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+21 wks slower

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

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.