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Hot Topic, Inc.

United States of America

Hot Topic, Inc. is an organisation in Washington. It appears on the California Attorney General breach-notification register and the Washington State Attorney General breach-notification register with 2 confirmed incidents; the most recent notice was filed on March 28, 2024.

Data as of September 1, 2026.

Sources

Confirmed incident

Filed in WA and CA — Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

The same incident was filed separately with 2 jurisdictions within a few days of each other (WA and CA) — shown here as one incident.

Occurred
November 18, 2023
Disclosed
March 28, 2024

Timeline

  1. March 28, 2024
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    WA AG breach notification: 3,655 Washington residents affected

    source
  2. March 28, 2024
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    CA AG breach notification: an unknown number of California residents affected

    source
What a Washington notice means

Required under RCW 19.255.010. Notice to the Attorney General is required when a breach affects more than 500 Washington residents.

Note: the count is Washington residents only, not a total.

Washington breach-notification register ↗

What a California notice means

Required under Cal. Civ. Code §1798.82. A copy of the notification must be sent to the Attorney General when a single breach requires notifying more than 500 California residents.

Note: no affected-count is published on this register.

California breach-notification register ↗

Confirmed incident

Filed in WA and CA — Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

The same incident was filed separately with 2 jurisdictions within a few days of each other (WA and CA) — shown here as one incident.

Occurred
February 7, 2023
Disclosed
July 28, 2023

Timeline

  1. July 28, 2023
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    WA AG breach notification: 2,348 Washington residents affected

    source
  2. July 31, 2023
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    CA AG breach notification: an unknown number of California residents affected

    source

Related

Disclosed around the same time