MalwareRansomwareData EncryptedData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Valex Group

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 1, 2021

Filed

Aug 25, 2022

To disclose

14 months

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Valex Group →

Valex Corporation experienced a malware attack involving ransomware that encrypted systems and resulted in data exfiltration between June 30 and July 1, 2021. The incident was discovered on July 1, 2021. Affected data may include names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. Valex secured systems, restored access, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

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California clockDiscovered Jul 1, 2021 → Notified Aug 25, 2022420d ✗ CA 60-day late14 months discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 14 months / 420 days

Jun 30, 2021

Begins

Jul 1, 2021

Discovered

Aug 25, 2022

Filed

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

Name: Valex Group
norm: valex group
Domain: valexgroup.com

Name: Valex Group
norm: valex group
Domain: valexgroup.com

Discovered: Jul 1, 2021
Breach occurred: Jun 30, 2021 – Jul 1, 2021
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 25, 2022
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported this event to appropriate state regulators

During the incident: Secured our systems
Restored access to the information
Launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the event
Reviewed our security policies and procedures
Offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through IDX for 24 months
Reported this event to appropriate state regulators
Changes made: Reviewed our security policies and procedures to reduce the risk of similar future events
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 months(420 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 420d
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: Jul 1, 2021
→ Notified: Aug 25, 2022
420d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Jul 1, 2021 → Notified: Aug 25, 2022	420d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/sb24-556643
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 25, 2022
Raw hash: 503aef63388d58ef26f9722edd2ebc473309b404af9775427afc00ffe957ecd6

Reporting entityValex Group

Victim entityValex Group

Incidentdiscovered Jul 1, 2021

Stated responseSecured our systems

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov