HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDEmploymentMediumContained

DANAHER CORPORATION

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 25, 2022

Filed

Jun 10, 2022

To disclose

15 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for DANAHER CORPORATION →

Danaher Corporation notified California residents that its service provider, Aon PLC, suffered a cyber incident. An unauthorized third party accessed Aon systems between December 29, 2020, and February 26, 2022, obtaining documents containing names, Social Security numbers, and benefit enrollment information. Aon identified the incident on February 25, 2022. The incident has been contained, and Aon has engaged forensic firms and notified the FBI. Complimentary identity monitoring is offered to affected individuals.

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California clockDiscovered Feb 25, 2022 → Notified Jun 13, 2022108d ✗ CA 60-day late15 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 423 days

discovery → filing · 15 weeks / 105 days

Dec 29, 2020

Begins

Feb 25, 2022

Discovered

Jun 10, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by stormous about this victim predates this filing by 46 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Sitecl0pbd_2e27364d113a65252022-12-22 · +195dVerified by operator
Leak Sitestormousbd_3495efb65792b9f12022-04-25 · +46dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_60b74d8c994ca6e72022-06-10Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_37142d6b7e3cca672022-06-11 · +1dVerified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_02d1306fe0ae286a2022-06-13 · +3dVerified by operator

Name: DANAHER CORPORATION
norm: danaher
Domain: danaher.com

Name: DANAHER CORPORATION
norm: danaher
Domain: danaher.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Feb 25, 2022
Breach occurred: Dec 29, 2020 – Feb 26, 2022
Undetected for: 423 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 13, 2022
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDEmployment
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported the incident to, and is working closely with, law enforcement authorities, including the FBI
Third party: via Aon PLC

During the incident: Retained leading cybersecurity firms to assist in responding and help conduct a thorough investigation of the incident
Reported the incident to, and is working closely with, law enforcement authorities, including the FBI
Offering complimentary access to Experian IdentityWorks for 24 months
Changes made: Implemented numerous measures designed to enhance the security of our network, systems, and data
Continue to evaluate additional steps that may be taken to further enhance the firm’s security environment
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 weeks(105 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 108dLeak >30d
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: Feb 25, 2022
→ Notified: Jun 13, 2022
108d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Feb 25, 2022 → Notified: Jun 13, 2022	108d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Maine State AGJun 10 · first

California State AGJun 10 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Indiana State AG+3d

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/sb24-554212
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 10, 2022
Raw hash: 70d1f30b02d49c36bd271c7f0f9cdb6b31f958e9b119b75265cf23e99d07caa0

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDANAHER CORPORATION

Victim entityDANAHER CORPORATION

Incidentdiscovered Feb 25, 2022

Stated responseRetained leading cybersecurity firms to assist in responding and help conduct a thorough investigation of the incident

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov