HackingOtherStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)PIIMediumContained

Bacon Universal

bd_81e3595af88ee6d4 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 22, 2023

Filed

Feb 23, 2024

To disclose

26 weeks

Affected

3,238state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Bacon Universal →

Bacon-Universal Holdings, LLC notified individuals of a data breach where an unauthorized actor accessed limited network information between Aug 18-22, 2023. The incident involved names and a variable identifier. The company engaged third-party specialists, secured its environment, and offered credit monitoring services.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d26 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 · 4 days

discovery → filing · 26 weeks / 185 days

Aug 18, 2023

Begins

Aug 22, 2023

Discovered

Feb 23, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+19 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by cactus about this victim predates this filing by 185 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitecactusbd_aa8748171d1ff2e02023-08-22 · +185dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_243ec80b466568002024-02-23Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_345fdbd6b94bc63e2024-02-23Verified
Maine State AGbd_bd07f3875efa1c732024-02-23Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_d767a1db669f83922024-02-23Verified

Name: Bacon Universal
norm: bacon universal
Domain: baconuniversal.com

Name: Bacon Universal
norm: bacon universal
Domain: baconuniversal.com
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Aug 22, 2023
Breach occurred: Aug 18, 2023 – Aug 22, 2023
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 23, 2024
Affected individuals: 3,238state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)PII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged third-party specialists to assist with determining the nature and scope of the event
Secured our environment
Undertook a thorough investigation
Implemented additional technical safeguards
Offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services
Changes made: Implemented additional technical safeguards to further enhance the security of information in our possession
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 weeks(185 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dHI CRA notice due
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 · 5 filings · 5 states

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Montana State AGFeb 23 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 23 · first

Maine State AGFeb 23 · first

Massachusetts State AGFeb 23 · first

Hawaii State AGFeb 23 · 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://cca.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/04/2024-0279.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 23, 2024
Raw hash: b13a5994e4d8c7e0220b043636c0b20671b5cb479bc9af9658dbdf1a55674b9b

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBacon Universal

Victim entityBacon Universal

Incidentdiscovered Aug 22, 2023

Stated responseEngaged third-party specialists to assist with determining the nature and scope of the event

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancecca.hawaii.gov