GLOBALClaimed by LockBit 3.xFirst sighting
Posted to leak site Dec 12, 2022bd_6ea5048c835f2332
Clustered 2 filings across 2 jurisdictions · filing window Dec 12, 2022 → Dec 30, 2022. View entity profile → Other incidents for this victim →
incident inc_e44a105746294ab3 · merge_method deterministic · confidence 100%
Discovered → first regulatory filing
Gap between first leak claim and first regulatory filing
Time between earliest and latest filing
Not recorded for this incident
Discovery variance · Materiality delta · SEC filing delay — no SEC 8-K in this cluster; needs two dated filings.
CA
Leak Site · State AG
Earliest sighting first · deep chronology in Litigation Timeline
Dec 6, 2022
When the intrusion reportedly occurred, per the linked filings
Dec 9, 2022
Reported by CALIFORNIA AG filing
The California Department of Finance experienced a cybersecurity incident on December 6, 2022, where data was unlawfully obtained from its servers. The intrusion was identified proactively through coordination with security partners. The incident potentially affected personnel data for a small number of former employees, including names, SSNs, employee IDs, home addresses, phone numbers, bank account information, and medical information. There was a threat to release the obtained data. The department engaged threat-hunting experts and is providing credit monitoring services.
About this clustering
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