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TradeSource, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 27, 2020

Filed

May 7, 2021

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for TradeSource, Inc. →

TradeSource, Inc., a staffing firm for the construction industry, experienced a data security incident on December 27, 2020. The breach potentially exposed full names, mailing addresses, birthdates, and Social Security numbers of individuals. The company engaged third-party forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and enhanced network security. Credit monitoring and identity theft protection services were offered to affected individuals through IDX.

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California clockDiscovered Dec 27, 2020 → Notified Mar 22, 202185d ✗ CA 60-day late19 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 131 days

Dec 27, 2020

Begins

Dec 27, 2020

Discovered

May 7, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

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

Massachusetts State AGbd_1e31d7c3a9d05c182021-03-29 · +39dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_c37ed6b33f7231162021-03-24 · +44dVerified
Maine State AGbd_c555ded4bac8e3882021-03-24 · +44dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_d4de8c12e86445322021-03-22 · +46dVerified

Name: TradeSource, Inc.
norm: tradesource

Name: TradeSource, Inc.
norm: tradesource
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 27, 2020
Breach occurred: Dec 27, 2020
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 22, 2021
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Date of birth
Attack vector: Unknown
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported this incident to law enforcement

During the incident: Took steps to secure our environment
Investigated and determined the nature of the incident
Enhanced our network security measures
Conducted an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Confirmed the security of our network environment
Reported this incident to law enforcement
Reviewed and altered our policies and procedures relating to the security of our systems and servers
Reviewed and altered our information life cycle management
Offering credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through IDX
Changes made: Enhanced our network security measures
Reviewed and altered our policies and procedures relating to the security of our systems and servers
Reviewed and altered our information life cycle management
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 weeks(131 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 85d
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 27, 2020
→ Notified: Mar 22, 2021
85d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Dec 27, 2020 → Notified: Mar 22, 2021	85d	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

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGMar 22 · first

New Hampshire State AG+2d

Maine State AG+2d

Massachusetts State AG+7d

California State AG+46d · this page

Pattern: first filing Mar 22 (IN), last May 7 (CA) — a 46-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/sb24-540654
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 7, 2021
Raw hash: cea9e2eaec0f9769574ce30364368c63d36fcbdb58e25b2e1c80ad2f6d5c7f0a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTradeSource, Inc.

Victim entityTradeSource, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 27, 2020

Stated responseTook steps to secure our environment

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov