MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailCustomer Data InvolvedFinancial accountIdentity (basic)LowResolved

Defender Industries, Inc.

bd_07b78ef6630e1781 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 15, 2021

Filed

May 21, 2021

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Defender Industries, Inc. →

Defender Industries, Inc. experienced a malware incident on its e-commerce platform affecting online payment card information. The incident occurred between November 22, 2020, and April 15, 2021, and was discovered on April 15, 2021. Affected data includes names, addresses, credit card information, and email addresses. The company removed the malware, notified credit card companies and law enforcement, and engaged a cybersecurity firm. The issue has been resolved.

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California clockDiscovered Apr 15, 2021 → Notified May 21, 202136d ✓ CA 60-day OK5 weeks discovery → filing

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

Washington State AGbd_05336ce08009dd0e2021-05-21Candidate
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: Not disclosed
Data types: Financial accountIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement

During the incident: Removed the malware
Notified the credit card companies
Worked with an industry-leading cybersecurity firm to assist in an investigation
Notified law enforcement about this criminal activity
Notified payment card networks
Changes made: Resolved the problem with the online payment system
Implemented security measures for online ordering to prevent a similar incident
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(36 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 36d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Apr 15, 2021
→ Notified: May 21, 2021
36d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Apr 15, 2021 → Notified: May 21, 2021	36d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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Washington 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

California 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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-541157
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: c4f640ed0b8184192e0286c350681b84cc87f6e53318a5d6077a0a652af4eef8

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDefender Industries, Inc.

Victim entityDefender Industries, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Apr 15, 2021

Stated responseRemoved the malware

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov