DisclosureLens
UnknownProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Institute of Food Technologists

bd_93b00bf552903b78 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 26, 2023

Filed

Feb 28, 2024

To disclose

44 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%
Full breach record for Institute of Food Technologists

Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) discovered a network security incident on April 26, 2023. Forensic investigation determined that between April 25 and April 26, 2023, files containing personal information, including full names and Social Security Numbers, were stored in impacted systems and may have been subject to unauthorized access or acquisition. IFT engaged external cybersecurity professionals and is providing credit monitoring services to affected individuals.

Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days
discovery → filing · 44 weeks / 308 days

Apr 25, 2023

Begins

Apr 26, 2023

Discovered

Feb 28, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+25 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗
Indiana State AGFeb 28 · first
Massachusetts State AGFeb 28 · first
California State AGFeb 28 · first · this page

Pattern: first filing Feb 28 (IN), last Mar 5 (NH) — a 6-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.