HackingTechnologyInformationVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedCredentialsIdentity (basic)LocationLowResolved

Artix Entertainment, LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 16, 2018

Filed

Nov 27, 2018

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Artix Entertainment, LLC →

Artix Entertainment, LLC disclosed a security incident on October 16, 2018, where two individuals found a vulnerability in older game websites (AdventureQuest, DragonFable, MechQuest). The company was notified on October 16, 2018. It is possible that personally identifiable information, including game account names, passwords, email addresses, and IP addresses, was accessed. The vulnerability was patched, and affected players were notified via email and website postings. No evidence of data leakage or account tampering was found.

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California clockDiscovered Oct 16, 2018 → Notified Oct 16, 20180d ✓ CA 60-day OK6 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 42 days

Oct 16, 2018

Discovered

Nov 27, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

13 wks faster

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

Name: Artix Entertainment, LLC
norm: artix entertainment
Domain: artix.com

Name: Artix Entertainment, LLC
norm: artix entertainment
Domain: artix.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Oct 16, 2018
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 16, 2018
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: CredentialsIdentity (basic)Location
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified California Attorney General's Office
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Investigated the vulnerability and took protective measures to ensure no other access was possible
Patched the vulnerability and confirmed the fix
Notified all players who may have been affected via email and postings across our websites
Added additional protection to our network and accounts
Changes made: Added additional protection to our network and accounts
Urge users to change their password
Encouraged users to download the new Artix Games Launcher
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(42 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 0d
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: Oct 16, 2018
→ Notified: Oct 16, 2018
0d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Oct 16, 2018 → Notified: Oct 16, 2018	0d	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/sb24-142132
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 27, 2018
Raw hash: 6f5385f050f53774be88ec9fb3e9cbad64c4309c2ceed9be3911e483385b94be

Reporting entityArtix Entertainment, LLC

Victim entityArtix Entertainment, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Oct 16, 2018

Stated responseInvestigated the vulnerability and took protective measures to ensure no other access was possible

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov