HackingProfessional ServicesDelayed DiscoveryEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)PIILowContained

Advantis Global

bd_bbcb1bbc29c9e5c2 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 21, 2022

Filed

Dec 5, 2023

To disclose

14 months

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Advantis Global →

Advantis Global, Inc. discovered a security incident impacting its corporate email system on October 21, 2022. An unauthorized party accessed the system between August 18, 2022, and October 24, 2022, acquiring emails containing personal information (names) of a limited number of former employees. The company engaged external cybersecurity experts for investigation and is providing credit monitoring and fraud assistance services to affected individuals.

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California clockDiscovered Oct 21, 2022 → Notified Dec 5, 2023410d ✗ CA 60-day late14 months discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 64 days

discovery → filing · 14 months / 410 days

Aug 18, 2022

Begins

Oct 21, 2022

Discovered

Dec 5, 2023

Filed

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

Maine State AGbd_014104e31c9fd0e92023-12-05Candidate
Montana State AGbd_266c7798e9abebb62023-12-05Verified
Vermont State AGbd_6a6a23e995517ca82023-12-05Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_3d84379f28009c082023-12-11 · +6dVerified

Name: Advantis Global
norm: advantis global

Name: Advantis Global
norm: advantis global

Discovered: Oct 21, 2022
Breach occurred: Aug 18, 2022 – Oct 24, 2022
Undetected for: 64 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 5, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)PII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Launched a prompt and thorough investigation with the help of external cybersecurity experts
Providing access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing proactive fraud assistance through Cyberscout through Identity Force
Set up a dedicated and confidential toll-free response line
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify our practices to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 months(410 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 410d
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 21, 2022
→ Notified: Dec 5, 2023
410d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Oct 21, 2022 → Notified: Dec 5, 2023	410d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Maine State AGDec 5 · first

Montana State AGDec 5 · first

Vermont State AGDec 5 · first

California State AGDec 5 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Dec 5 (ME), last Dec 11 (MA) — a 6-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/sb24-577456
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 5, 2023
Raw hash: 233f631d8d79d3f6af9bba09ee9a43a301f96d4256a39314a2a320b680a16481

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAdvantis Global

Victim entityAdvantis Global

Incidentdiscovered Oct 21, 2022

Stated responseLaunched a prompt and thorough investigation with the help of external cybersecurity experts

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov