MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailRansomwareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Financial accountCredentialsMediumContained

Defender Industries, Inc.

bd_05336ce08009dd0e · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 15, 2021

Filed

May 21, 2021

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

1,208state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for Defender Industries, Inc. →

Defender Industries, Inc. notified Washington AG of a malware incident on its e-commerce platform affecting 1,208 residents. Malware was detected on April 15, 2021, potentially exposing names, addresses, and payment card info from Nov 22, 2020 to April 15, 2021. Notifications sent May 21, 2021.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d5 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 144 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 36 days

Nov 22, 2020

Begins

Apr 15, 2021

Discovered

May 21, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_07b78ef6630e17812021-05-21Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_4b8e6b7ff73b80a22021-05-21Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_56f9c65ca07175022021-05-21Verified
Maine State AGbd_5da7cde3eed0a1042021-05-21Verified

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Oregon State AGbd_66e60fbeb06f3d272021-05-21Verified
Indiana State AGbd_b372b5fed247e8542021-05-21Verified
Montana State AGbd_bb10e123cde7438b2021-05-21Verified by operator

Name: Defender Industries, Inc.
norm: defender industries

Name: Defender Industries, Inc.
norm: defender industries
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Apr 15, 2021
Breach occurred: Nov 22, 2020 – Apr 15, 2021
Undetected for: 144 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 21, 2021
Affected individuals: 1,208state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Financial accountCredentials
Data elements: NameFinancial account number
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle Unknowndexposure Unknownd
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Attorney General Bob Ferguson

During the incident: Took immediate steps to remove the malware from its e-commerce platform
Notified its merchant processor as well as Visa, Mastercard, and American Express
Launched an investigation and engaged a digital forensics firm
Notified the payment card brands and credit reporting agencies
Notified the potentially impacted individuals
Notified law enforcement about this criminal activity
Changes made: The problem with the online payment system has been resolved
Security measures for online ordering should prevent a similar incident from happening in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(36 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >30d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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California State AGMay 21 · first

Massachusetts State AGMay 21 · first

New Hampshire State AGMay 21 · first

Maine State AGMay 21 · first

Oregon State AGMay 21 · first

Indiana State AGMay 21 · first

Montana State AGMay 21 · first

Washington State AGMay 21 · first · this page

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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachM10468.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 21, 2021
Raw hash: adfa681b1afd2c9b8d9ebac23a3cfd5b788ba834565127681facdea485d96291

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDefender Industries, Inc.

Victim entityDefender Industries, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Apr 15, 2021

Stated responseTook immediate steps to remove the malware from its e-commerce platform

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com