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HackingManufacturingManufacturingCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Great Star Tools USA, Inc.

bd_a979ec474fae9d44 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 17, 2023

Filed

Nov 12, 2024

To disclose

15 months

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

64%
Full breach record for Great Star Tools USA, Inc. →

Great Star Tools USA, Inc. reported an incident where an unauthorized actor accessed certain systems between August 2 and August 17, 2023. The company detected suspicious activity on August 17, 2023. The investigation determined that name and other data elements were present in the accessible data. The company secured its systems, engaged third-party specialists, notified law enforcement, and is offering credit monitoring services.

Incident timeline

undetected · 15 days
discovery → filing · 15 months / 453 days

Aug 2, 2023

Begins

Aug 17, 2023

Discovered

Nov 12, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+54 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 · 3 states

View merged incident ↗
Indiana State AGNov 12 · first
Massachusetts State AGNov 12 · first
California State AGNov 12 · first · this page
California State AG+57d

Pattern: first filing Nov 12 (IN), last Jan 8 (CA) — a 57-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.