HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesVulnerability ExploitTamperingData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedCredentialsIdentity (basic)LowContained

Public Architecture

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Dec 8, 2014

Filed

Dec 23, 2014

To disclose

15 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Public Architecture →

Public Architecture disclosed that its website, theonepercent.org, was hacked on December 8, 2014. An unauthorized actor exploited security vulnerabilities to deface the site with a vanity page and delete essential files. The organization suspects that user information, including usernames, passwords, and contact details, may have been stolen. The vulnerabilities were patched, the defacement removed, and law enforcement was notified. Users were advised to monitor their accounts for suspicious activity.

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California clockDiscovered Dec 8, 2014 → Notified Dec 17, 20149d ✓ CA 60-day OK15 days discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 15 days

Dec 8, 2014

Discovered

Dec 23, 2014

Filed

vs. sector median

16 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView incident

Name: Public Architecture
norm: public architecture

Name: Public Architecture
norm: public architecture
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 8, 2014
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 17, 2014
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: CredentialsIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Contacted our web developers to repair the site
Patched up the security vulnerabilities/back doors the hacker exploited
Removed the vanity page
Notified law enforcement
Changes made: Working with our web developers to restore the site and restore all of the deleted files
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 days(15 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 9d
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: Dec 8, 2014
→ Notified: Dec 17, 2014
9d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Dec 8, 2014 → Notified: Dec 17, 2014	9d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/sb24-47847
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 23, 2014
Raw hash: b6e0e04b899853bbafb4b0009ca8ffc9de42520b2347296c0e48081c63531325

Reporting entityPublic Architecture

Victim entityPublic Architecture

Incidentdiscovered Dec 8, 2014

Stated responseContacted our web developers to repair the site

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov