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ABB

bd_b0f3f8a56b64160d · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 25, 2017

Filed

Sep 11, 2017

To disclose

17 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%
Full breach record for ABB2 incidents on file

ABB, Inc. notified the California Attorney General of a data breach occurring on August 25, 2017. A hacker sent a phishing email to ABB employees, resulting in suspicious login activity on an employee's email account. The compromised account may have contained personal information for employees and dependents, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, medical records, and direct deposit information. ABB conducted an assessment, monitored the situation, and offered one year of identity monitoring services through Kroll. No specific evidence of data access or misuse was found at the time of notification.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 17 days

Aug 25, 2017

Begins

Aug 25, 2017

Discovered

Sep 11, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

16 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗
New Hampshire State AGSep 11 · first
Massachusetts State AGSep 11 · first
California State AGSep 11 · first · this page

Pattern: first filing Sep 11 (NH), last Sep 18 (MT) — a 7-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.