MalwareManufacturingManufacturingRansomwareData EncryptedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)MediumContained

THE DIXIE GROUP, INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 19, 2021

Filed

Aug 18, 2021

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for THE DIXIE GROUP, INC. →2 incidents on file

The Dixie Group, Inc. experienced a ransomware incident on April 19, 2021, causing network unavailability. Investigation revealed unauthorized access to file servers between April 9 and April 19, 2021. Affected data included names, Social Security numbers, financial account numbers for direct deposit (for employees 2005-2010), and health information related to workers' compensation claims. The company engaged a cybersecurity firm, notified law enforcement, and offered one year of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 10 days

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 121 days

Apr 9, 2021

Begins

Apr 19, 2021

Discovered

Aug 18, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+7 wks slower

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_0a6f6ea363cdd14c2021-08-18Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_330b3a594ed8a3e32021-08-18Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_4889ce67180fcde82021-08-18Verified
Maine State AGbd_f9790ed211463f6d2021-08-18Verified

Name: THE DIXIE GROUP, INC.
norm: the dixie

Name: THE DIXIE GROUP, INC.
norm: the dixie
Industry: Manufacturingllm

Discovered: Apr 19, 2021
Breach occurred: Apr 9, 2021 – Apr 19, 2021
Undetected for: 10 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement

During the incident: Engaged a cybersecurity firm
Notified law enforcement
Implemented additional measures to further enhance the security of our network
Arranged for complimentary one-year membership to Experian’s IdentityWorks credit monitoring service
Changes made: Implemented additional measures to further enhance the security of our network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(121 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Montana State AGAug 18 · first

Indiana State AGAug 18 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 18 · first

Maine State AGAug 18 · first

California State AGAug 18 · first · this page

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/sb24-544023
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 18, 2021
Raw hash: 3960294504721d85c02e64c1fe50b3d019f3e95fa28cc91b04cb4043b03af1be

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTHE DIXIE GROUP, INC.

Victim entityTHE DIXIE GROUP, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Apr 19, 2021

Stated responseEngaged a cybersecurity firm

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov