MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountCredentialsHealth (basic)EmploymentMediumContained

PEPSI BOTTLING VENTURES LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 10, 2023

Filed

Feb 10, 2023

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

7state residents only

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for PEPSI BOTTLING VENTURES LLC →2 incidents on file

Pepsi Bottling Ventures LLC notified Montana residents of a security incident where an unknown party accessed internal IT systems, installed malware, and downloaded personal information including names, addresses, SSNs, driver's licenses, financial account info, and health data. The incident occurred around Dec 23, 2023, was discovered Jan 10, 2023, and last unauthorized access was Jan 19, 2023. Law enforcement was notified, systems were suspended, and Kroll identity monitoring was offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 18 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 31 days

Dec 23, 2022

Begins

Jan 10, 2023

Discovered

Feb 10, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_457f712221ffd4c92023-02-10Candidate
South Carolina State AGbd_557ea1cc8db7b4a12023-02-10Verified
Delaware State AGbd_7e0e207c77db21242023-02-10Verified
Vermont State AGbd_c403cc818fe00f722023-02-10Verified

Show 4 more filings ↓up to 138d gap

Maine State AGbd_44bd24affb7ea5db2023-02-20 · +10dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_e23ce48ed4e8d2b72023-06-28 · +138dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_e40f558d7cf6ef402023-06-28 · +138dVerified
Maine State AGbd_fec47f4b831f07292023-06-28 · +138dVerified

Name: PEPSI BOTTLING VENTURES LLC
norm: pepsi bottling

Name: PEPSI BOTTLING VENTURES LLC
norm: pepsi bottling
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jan 10, 2023
Breach occurred: Dec 23, 2022 – Jan 19, 2023
Undetected for: 18 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 7state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountCredentialsHealth (basic)Employment
Data elements: Social Security numberMedical information
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported the incident to law enforcement

During the incident: Took prompt action to contain the incident and secure our systems
Reported the incident to law enforcement and is cooperating with their investigation
Suspended all affected systems
Began an investigation to understand the scope and impact of the incident
Strengthened the security of our networks
Increased technological security by requiring the change of all company passwords
Secured the services of Kroll to provide identity monitoring at no cost to you for one year
Changes made: Required the change of all company passwords
Strengthened the security of our networks
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(31 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 6 states

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Montana State AGFeb 10 · first

South Carolina State AGFeb 10 · first

Delaware State AGFeb 10 · first

Vermont State AGFeb 10 · first

Montana State AGFeb 10 · first · this page

Maine State AG+10d

New Hampshire State AG+138d

Vermont State AG+138d

Maine State AG+138d

Pattern: first filing Feb 10 (MT), last Jun 28 (ME) — a 138-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-Notification-Letter-820.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 10, 2023
Raw hash: 5ca704f3a07832625654078b335b2f8a79cc4f313b59e99c38828c761c3319bf

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPEPSI BOTTLING VENTURES LLC

Victim entityPEPSI BOTTLING VENTURES LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jan 10, 2023

Stated responseTook prompt action to contain the incident and secure our systems

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov