HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

RKA Consulting Group

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 8, 2025

Filed

Oct 27, 2025

To disclose

42 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for RKA Consulting Group →

RKA Consulting Group notified the California Attorney General of a data security incident. On January 8, 2025, the company discovered suspicious activity and disconnected affected systems. An investigation determined that an unauthorized individual gained access to systems for a limited period. The incident potentially impacted names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers of individuals who worked with RKA Consulting on engineering projects. The company engaged forensic experts, changed passwords, implemented network access restrictions, and is providing 12 months of credit monitoring and fraud assistance services via Cyberscout.

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California clockDiscovered Jan 8, 2025 → Notified Oct 27, 2025292d ✗ CA 60-day late42 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 42 weeks / 292 days

Jan 8, 2025

Discovered

Oct 27, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+24 wks slower

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

Name: RKA Consulting Group
norm: rka consulting
Domain: rkagroup.com

Name: RKA Consulting Group
norm: rka consulting
Domain: rkagroup.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 8, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 27, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Disconnected these systems
Engaged independent computer forensic experts to assist
Conducted a thorough review of these files to determine whose information may have been impacted
Changed passwords
Implemented additional restrictions on accessing the network
Providing you with access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing you with proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Changed passwords
Implemented additional restrictions on accessing the network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 42 weeks(292 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 292d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Jan 8, 2025
→ Notified: Oct 27, 2025
292d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Jan 8, 2025 → Notified: Oct 27, 2025	292d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

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/sb24-613418
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 27, 2025
Raw hash: 5f0fb2714cb0bda9b8f96134361eb6ee4324dd24f233b8a9838d4c91ba02d4aa

Reporting entityRKA Consulting Group

Victim entityRKA Consulting Group

Incidentdiscovered Jan 8, 2025

Stated responseDisconnected these systems

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov