HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

SAX

bd_a57bf44b11d3263a · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 7, 2024

Filed

Dec 22, 2025

To disclose

17 months

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

11 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for SAX →

Sax LLP notified the California Attorney General of a security incident where personal information may have been viewed or acquired without authorization. The firm detected suspicious activity on August 7, 2024, and engaged cybersecurity experts. The investigation concluded that some personal information, including names and potentially other data, was involved. Notification letters were sent on December 1, 2025. Sax LLP implemented additional security measures and offered complimentary identity protection services through Epiq.

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California clockDiscovered Aug 7, 2024 → Notified Dec 1, 2025481d ✗ CA 60-day late17 months discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 17 months / 502 days

Aug 7, 2024

Discovered

Dec 22, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+54 wks slower

This filing is one of 11 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_03368ea6c198e1b32025-12-22Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_07c61e1d041b376b2025-12-22Verified
Maine State AGbd_6b0331732b1d66802025-12-22Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_70f3b36fdd6d270f2025-12-22Verified

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Vermont State AGbd_ce441aca74d4f2372025-12-22Verified
South Carolina State AGbd_db6dcf921571714a2025-12-23 · +1dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_1e28e16055f987412025-12-16 · +6dVerified
Delaware State AGbd_556c3ae504f7e82c2025-12-16 · +6dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_a0269a5e4239280f2025-12-16 · +6dVerified
Texas State AGbd_1ef0f101196477a72025-12-29 · +7dVerified

Name: SAX
norm: sax
Domain: saxadvisorygroup.com

Name: SAX
norm: sax
Domain: saxadvisorygroup.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 7, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 1, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unknown
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the incident

During the incident: Took measures to ensure our network was secure
Initiated an investigation to determine the full nature and scope of the event
Engaged cybersecurity experts to assist with this process
Engaged a third party to conduct a comprehensive review of all potentially affected information
Performed a thorough review of our systems to investigate the incident and enhance our network security
Implemented additional security measures to protect our digital environment and minimize the likelihood of future incidents
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the incident
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to protect our digital environment and minimize the likelihood of future incidents
Providing complimentary identity protection services through Epiq including credit monitoring, dark web monitoring, credit protection, and identity restoration and lost wallet assistance
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 months(502 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 481d
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: Aug 7, 2024
→ Notified: Dec 1, 2025
481d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Aug 7, 2024 → Notified: Dec 1, 2025	481d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

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Nebraska State AGDec 16 · first

Delaware State AGDec 16 · first

Indiana State AGDec 16 · first

Montana State AG+6d

Massachusetts State AG+6d

Maine State AG+6d

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Vermont State AG+6d

California State AG+6d · this page

South Carolina State AG+7d

Texas State AG+13d

Pattern: first filing Dec 16 (NE), last Dec 29 (TX) — a 13-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.

Source URL: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-616199
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 22, 2025
Raw hash: 438b1bef7a671610f1e45e38520686935e8c1b53aa9544dd2d2f8853d155be3c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySAX

Victim entitySAX

Incidentdiscovered Aug 7, 2024

Stated responseTook measures to ensure our network was secure

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov