HackingTechnologyProfessional ServicesInformationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Empathia

bd_d9bfe1703348f4ec · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 30, 2016

Filed

Jun 10, 2016

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected

1,138state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Empathia →

Empathia Inc. notified individuals of a data breach discovered on January 30, 2016, involving spam files on a data server. The incident potentially exposed names, addresses, phone numbers, and Social Security numbers of individuals who requested credit checks in 2003-2004. No evidence of data misuse was found. Empathia engaged forensic investigators, enhanced network security, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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South Carolina clock✓ SC CRA notice due19 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 132 days

Jan 30, 2016

Discovered

Jun 10, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_2091bad550519a2b2016-06-06 · +4dVerified
Washington State AGbd_30f3bccba3dd37cd2016-06-06 · +4dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_9f239711e49efe9b2016-06-06 · +4dVerified
California State AGbd_f8ed756b25c108642016-06-06 · +4dVerified

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Montana State AGbd_9165db9cbec889b62016-06-03 · +7dVerified

Name: Empathia
norm: empathia
Domain: empathia.com

Name: Empathia
norm: empathia
Domain: empathia.com
Industry: TechnologyllmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 30, 2016
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 3, 2016
Affected individuals: 1,138state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Launched an investigation to determine the nature of the access
Hired a third party forensic investigator to supplement our investigation
Increased the security of our information technology network
Providing notice of this incident to impacted individuals
Providing you information about how to protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing complimentary access to 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services with AllClear ID
Changes made: Increased the security of our information technology network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 weeks(132 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: SC CRA notice due
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Montana State AGJun 3 · first

New Hampshire State AG+3d

Washington State AG+3d

Massachusetts State AG+3d

California State AG+3d

South Carolina State AG+7d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jun 3 (MT), last Jun 10 (SC) — a 7-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://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Business%20Resources%20Laws/Related%20Laws/Breaches/2016/Empathia%2CInc.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 10, 2016
Raw hash: de221b48e599c4def7c9459b3fe44bcb20d50f4971aead128f2a8bb59bd1bc47

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEmpathia

Victim entityEmpathia

Incidentdiscovered Jan 30, 2016

Stated responseLaunched an investigation to determine the nature of the access

ComplianceSC CRA notice due

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov