HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

Poppins Payroll Company

bd_b0835d92396fd965 · schema v1 · pii pii-v2

Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 3, 2026

Filed

Sep 29, 2026

To disclose

26 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for Poppins Payroll Company →2 incidents on file

Poppins Payroll Company notified the California Attorney General of a data breach occurring on September 3, 2026. An unauthorized third party exploited a security vulnerability in Metabase, a software vendor used by Poppins, to access a Poppins system. The company detected the unauthorized access on the same day. Personal information, including identity and financial account data, may have been accessed. Poppins engaged a third-party security firm, addressed the vulnerability, and enhanced security controls. Affected individuals are offered two years of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services through Experian.

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California clockDiscovered Sep 3, 2026 → Notified Sep 29, 202626d ✓ CA 30-day OK26 days discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 26 days

Sep 3, 2026

Begins

Sep 3, 2026

Discovered

Sep 29, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

16 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

South Carolina State AGbd_0629dc08ad4cc2492026-09-29Verified
Indiana State AGbd_ce176358a3101a5a2026-09-29Verified
Oregon State AGbd_b7b03e6eb479a9552026-09-30 · +1dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_f6725c15f953ae602026-09-30 · +1dCandidate

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Texas State AGbd_a1c1c069543e319b2026-10-02 · +3dVerified

Name: Poppins Payroll Company
norm: poppins payroll

Name: Poppins Payroll Company
norm: poppins payroll
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 3, 2026
Breach occurred: Sep 3, 2026
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 29, 2026
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Financial account
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: External
Third party: via Metabase
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Addressed the Metabase security vulnerability
Engaged a third-party security firm to commence an investigation
Initiated review of Metabase’s security practices and oversight
Further enhanced our security perimeter
Implemented enhanced security testing
Enhanced other security measures, including additional protections for data
Further strengthened our system access controls
Offering two years of credit monitoring and identity protection services at no cost
Changes made: Initiated review of Metabase’s security practices and oversight
Further enhanced our security perimeter
Implemented enhanced security testing
Enhanced other security measures, including additional protections for data
Further strengthened our system access controls
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 days(26 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 30-day OK · 26d
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: Sep 3, 2026
→ Notified: Sep 29, 2026
26d 30 calendar days CA 30-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Sep 3, 2026 → Notified: Sep 29, 2026	26d	30 calendar days	CA 30-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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South Carolina State AGSep 29 · first

Indiana State AGSep 29 · first

California State AGSep 29 · first · this page

Oregon State AG+1d

Vermont State AG+1d

Texas 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/sb24-630541
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 29, 2026
Raw hash: 386632c3e4735e2b44d32933f6fa0b965f0bb6ef11e6c61039234d0f5cce8f06

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPoppins Payroll Company

Victim entityPoppins Payroll Company

Incidentdiscovered Sep 3, 2026

Stated responseAddressed the Metabase security vulnerability

ComplianceCA 30-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov