MisuseTechnologyManufacturingInformationData MishandlingEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)EmploymentLowContained

TESLA, INC.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

May 10, 2023

Filed

Aug 18, 2023

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for TESLA, INC. →

Tesla, Inc. notified the California Attorney General of a data breach involving current and former employee information. Two former employees misappropriated confidential information, including names, contact details, and employment records, and shared it with a foreign media outlet. Tesla contained the incident, filed lawsuits, seized devices, and obtained court orders. Complimentary identity monitoring was offered to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 100 days

May 10, 2023

Discovered

Aug 18, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

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

Vermont State AGbd_62795c29167134d42023-08-18Verified
Maine State AGbd_83264905b625144a2023-08-18Verified
Indiana State AGbd_c9a6de96f0300d042023-08-18Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_5f8bd6479180eb972023-08-24 · +6dVerified

Name: TESLA, INC.
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Name: TESLA, INC.
norm: tesla
Industry: TechnologyllmManufacturingllm

Discovered: May 10, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 18, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Employment
Attack vector: Insider
Threat actor: Internal
Initial access: insider_action

During the incident: Took steps to contain the incident
Identified and filed lawsuits against the two former employees
Seized the former employees’ electronic devices
Obtained court orders that prohibit the former employees from further use, access, or dissemination of the data
Cooperated with law enforcement and external forensics experts
Offering a complimentary membership of Experian’s IdentityWorks
Changes made: Confirm its safeguards and implement appropriate measures
Ensure employees are trained on responsible data handling practices
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(100 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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Vermont State AGAug 18 · first

Maine State AGAug 18 · first

Indiana State AGAug 18 · first

California State AGAug 18 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Aug 18 (VT), last Aug 24 (MA) — a 6-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/sb24-572078
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 18, 2023
Raw hash: 83a6cae22659e8f51d0ff13052d73f4380fdf07cc5d8ca348990bd12d89a5949

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTESLA, INC.

Victim entityTESLA, INC.

Incidentdiscovered May 10, 2023

Stated responseTook steps to contain the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov