HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Sterling Plumbing Inc

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 5, 2024

Filed

May 2, 2024

To disclose

27 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Sterling Plumbing Inc →

Sterling Plumbing Inc. notified the California Attorney General of a data breach where an unauthorized party gained limited access to parts of the Sterling network on March 18, 2024. The company discovered the incident on April 5, 2024, after an extensive forensic investigation. The accessed files may have contained full names and other personal information. Sterling engaged external cybersecurity professionals and is providing complimentary credit monitoring and fraud assistance to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 18 days

discovery → filing · 27 days

Mar 18, 2024

Begins

Apr 5, 2024

Discovered

May 2, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteraworldbd_b0ebbc13c64f5a442024-04-02 · +30dVerified

Name: Sterling Plumbing Inc
norm: sterling plumbing
Domain: sterlingplumbinginc.com

Name: Sterling Plumbing Inc
norm: sterling plumbing
Domain: sterlingplumbinginc.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 5, 2024
Breach occurred: Mar 18, 2024
Undetected for: 18 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unknown
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals experienced in handling these types of incidents
Conducted extensive forensic investigation and manual document review
Providing access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify our practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of your personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 days(27 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

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/sb24-584760
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 2, 2024
Raw hash: 3c0bfd8aa86f1eec4c6bb89c6b17ab78cda6c7b03c36f85e3a6ff9a000757289

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Reporting entitySterling Plumbing Inc

Victim entitySterling Plumbing Inc

Incidentdiscovered Apr 5, 2024

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov