DisclosureLens
HackingCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

KYOCERA AVX COMPONENTS CORPORATION

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Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 1, 2023

Filed

Nov 8, 2023

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

39,111281 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for KYOCERA AVX COMPONENTS CORPORATION →

Kyocera AVX Components Corporation reported an external system breach that affected 39,111 individuals, including 281 Maine residents. The incident occurred from February 16, 2023, to March 30, 2023, and was discovered on October 1, 2023. The compromised data includes names and Social Security Numbers. Affected individuals were notified on October 30, 2023, and offered 12 months of identity protection services through IDX.

Maine clockDiscovered Oct 1, 2023 → Filed with AG Nov 8, 202338d ⏱ ME AG >30d5 weeks discovery → filing
⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 227 days
discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 38 days

Feb 16, 2023

Begins

Oct 1, 2023

Discovered

Nov 8, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗
Massachusetts State AGNov 8 · first
Maine State AGNov 8 · first · this page
South Carolina State AG+19d

Pattern: first filing Nov 8 (MA), last Nov 27 (SC) — a 19-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.