---
title: "San Francisco 49ers security incident"
description: "What the retained public evidence establishes about the San Francisco 49ers incident, its attack path, impact, and response."
incident_type: "Cybersecurity incident"
status: "active"
last_modified: "2026-09-19"
canonical_url: "https://www.ally.security/incidents/san-francisco-49ers-security-incident-2022"
markdown_url: "https://www.ally.security/incidents/san-francisco-49ers-security-incident-2022.md"
stix_url: "https://www.ally.security/incidents/san-francisco-49ers-security-incident-2022/stix.json"
---

# San Francisco 49ers security incident

The retained public source documents this consequence of the San Francisco 49ers incident: Breach disclosed on Super Bowl Sunday.

Last modified Sep 19, 2026 · 1 source

## Summary

- **Environment:** Sports/Entertainment
- **Operational impact:** Breach disclosed on Super Bowl Sunday
- **Financial impact:** No financial figure is established by the reviewed source evidence

## What happened

The reviewed public record documents a cybersecurity incident involving San Francisco 49ers in 2022. It does not establish the initial access path with enough specificity to describe it here. [1](#source-1)

The documented consequence was: Breach disclosed on Super Bowl Sunday. [1](#source-1)

## Impact

- Documented impact: Breach disclosed on Super Bowl Sunday. [1](#source-1)
- No financial loss, ransom amount, recovery cost, or regulatory penalty is established by the reviewed source evidence.

## Timeline

### September 1, 2022 — Documented public update

The [Submitted Breach Notification Sample: San Francisco 49ers](https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-556853) records the incident facts used in this briefing. [1](#source-1)

### September 19, 2026 — Briefing updated

This briefing was last reviewed and updated on September 19, 2026.

## Threat Group & Attack Vector

The reviewed source does not establish a sufficiently specific initial-access vector. The article therefore does not infer credentials, malware, a vulnerability, or a social-engineering path.

### Actors

- No threat actor group has been identified in the reviewed public evidence.

### TTPs

- No specific MITRE ATT\&CK technique is currently mapped for this case.

## Response

The reviewed source does not describe containment, notification, or restoration steps in enough detail to summarize them responsibly.

This account is bounded to [Submitted Breach Notification Sample: San Francisco 49ers](https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-556853). Details absent from that evidence are left unresolved rather than inferred. [1](#source-1)

## Assets

[Download the case-scoped STIX 2.1 bundle](<https://www.ally.security/incidents/san-francisco-49ers-security-incident-2022/stix.json>)

## Sources

Primary source records used to research this incident.

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### Submitted Breach Notification Sample: San Francisco 49ers

regulatory · California Department of Justice

<https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-556853>

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<summary>Evidence ledger</summary>

Review the supporting structured claims.

1. **Occurred At · 100% confidence · current**  
   Documented public update: 2022-09-01
2. **Affected Organization · 100% confidence · current**  
   San Francisco 49ers security incident: San Francisco 49ers
3. **Resulted In · 100% confidence · current**  
   San Francisco 49ers security incident: The reviewed source documents the san francisco 49ers security incident involving San Francisco 49ers.
4. **Resulted In · 84% confidence · current**  
   San Francisco 49ers security incident: Breach disclosed on Super Bowl Sunday.

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