HackingTechnologyInformationStolen CredentialsTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Idealab

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 7, 2024

Filed

Jul 1, 2025

To disclose

38 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

8 records

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Idealab →

Idealab, a technology incubator, disclosed a data breach affecting current/former employees and contractors of its clients. An unknown actor accessed data without authorization around October 4, 2024. The incident involved names combined with government identifiers (e.g., SSN). Idealab engaged forensic experts, notified the FBI, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection via IDX. Notification was sent in July 2025.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday38 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 38 weeks / 267 days

Oct 4, 2024

Begins

Oct 7, 2024

Discovered

Jul 1, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+27 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by hunters_international about this victim was first seen 252 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitehunters_internationalbd_f5f8d504fe5bbd312024-10-07 · +267dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_29b501a7a2963bcd2025-07-01Verified by operator
Maine State AGbd_33d2513dab1016eb2025-07-01Verified by operator
California State AGbd_6d932e753031710f2025-07-01Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_70d06aeefcdb8b742025-07-01Verified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_70d4628c64e72bb62025-07-01Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_80a56fb0af2077222025-07-01Verified

Name: Idealab
norm: idealab
Domain: idealab.com

Name: Idealab
norm: idealab
Domain: idealab.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Oct 7, 2024
Breach occurred: Oct 4, 2024
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 1, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported this incident to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation
Engaged a third-party vendor to conduct a comprehensive review of the affected data
Reported this incident to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Offering complimentary identity protection services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to further protect our network and minimize the risk of future incidents
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 38 weeks(267 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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New Hampshire State AGJul 1 · first

Maine State AGJul 1 · first

California State AGJul 1 · first

Nebraska State AGJul 1 · first

Massachusetts State AGJul 1 · first

Indiana State AGJul 1 · first

Vermont State AGJul 1 · first · this page

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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-07-01-idealab-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 1, 2025
Raw hash: e03354e1431d10b6757b10f2109af348e6ac36b1d6bfe2c8a32fec19b53a85c2

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityIdealab

Victim entityIdealab

Incidentdiscovered Oct 7, 2024

Stated responseEngaged cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov