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Innovative Artists

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 11, 2018

Filed

Feb 26, 2018

To disclose

15 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for Innovative Artists

Innovative Artists Talent and Literary Agency, Inc. reported a burglary at its Santa Monica office on February 11, 2018, during which computer equipment containing personal information was stolen. The stolen data may have included names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, driver's license numbers, and limited medical/health insurance information. The company believes the theft was motivated by the hardware's resale value rather than data access, but notified affected individuals as a precaution. Identity theft protection services were provided.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 14 days

Feb 11, 2018

Begins

Feb 11, 2018

Discovered

Feb 26, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

17 wks faster

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

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.