Home › Organisations › Hot Topic, Inc. 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.
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 March 28, 2024
Reported to regulator Regulator WA AG breach notification: 3,655 Washington residents affected
source March 28, 2024
Reported to regulator Regulator CA AG breach notification: an unknown number of California residents affected
source Litigation Possible litigation — multiple candidate dockets found, not yet resolved to a single case. What a Washington notice means Governed by 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.
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What a California notice means Governed by 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.
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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 July 28, 2023
Reported to regulator Regulator WA AG breach notification: 2,348 Washington residents affected
source July 31, 2023
Reported to regulator Regulator CA AG breach notification: an unknown number of California residents affected
source Litigation Possible litigation — multiple candidate dockets found, not yet resolved to a single case.