HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesDelayed DiscoveryEmployee Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)EmploymentLowContained

Acuity International

bd_b5c2773e3269b99d · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 1, 2020

Filed

May 10, 2022

To disclose

21 months

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Acuity International →2 incidents on file

Acuity International, LLC reported a cyber intrusion affecting a subsidiary. Suspicious activity was detected in September 2020, but it was not until April 4, 2022, that the company learned personal information of current and former employees may have been accessed. The breach date listed on the CA OAG form is April 9, 2020. The company engaged cybersecurity experts, notified the FBI, and implemented enhanced network security. Complimentary identity protection services are being offered to affected individuals.

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California clockDiscovered Sep 1, 2020 → Notified May 12, 2022618d ✗ CA 60-day late21 months discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 145 days

discovery → filing · 21 months / 616 days

Apr 9, 2020

Begins

Sep 1, 2020

Discovered

May 10, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+70 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

Maine State AGbd_5324f6707fb5daf22022-05-10Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_6bd559b26572b5532022-05-10Verified
Indiana State AGbd_75394dba73f1bfaa2022-02-15 · +84dCandidate

Name: Acuity International
norm: acuity international
Domain: go.acuityinternational.com

Name: Acuity International
norm: acuity international
Domain: go.acuityinternational.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 1, 2020
Breach occurred: Apr 9, 2020
Undetected for: 145 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 12, 2022
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Employment
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported the incident to law enforcement, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation

During the incident: Launched an investigation
Engaged cybersecurity experts to assist in our response to the incident
Reported the incident to law enforcement, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Implemented additional corrective actions as recommended by the forensic review team
Invested in enhanced network security measures
Offering complimentary identity protection services through Equifax
Changes made: Implemented additional corrective actions as recommended by the forensic review team
Invested in enhanced network security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 months(616 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 618d
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 1, 2020
→ Notified: May 12, 2022
618d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Sep 1, 2020 → Notified: May 12, 2022	618d	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 ↗

Indiana State AGFeb 15 · first

Maine State AG+84d

New Hampshire State AG+84d

California State AG+84d · this page

Pattern: first filing Feb 15 (IN), last May 10 (CA) — a 84-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/sb24-553249
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 10, 2022
Raw hash: 868880450e8c831e77ebd6a314d9e39f7ffa740631d443bc0dbedbde038d952b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAcuity International

Victim entityAcuity International

Incidentdiscovered Sep 1, 2020

Stated responseLaunched an investigation

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov