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UnknownRetail & ConsumerRetailIdentity (basic)Government IDHigh

The Computer Merchant, Ltd.

bd_09053f36a57de909 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 25, 2025

Filed

Aug 22, 2025

To disclose

28 days

Affected · nationwide

34,1272,981 in this filing

Linked

12 filings

Confidence

95%
Full breach record for The Computer Merchant, Ltd. →

The Computer Merchant based in Norwell, Massachusetts, a business – retail or merchant entity reported a data breach to the Texas Attorney General. The breach was discovered on 2025-07-25 and reported on 2025-08-22. 2,981 Texas residents were affected. 34,127 individuals affected in total. Types of information involved: Name of individual;Address;Social Security Number Information. Consumers were notified via U.S. Mail.

Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d28 days 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 · 389 days
discovery → filing · ≤ 28 days

Jul 1, 2024

Begins

Jul 25, 2025

Discovered

Aug 22, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 12 about the same incident.View merged incident
A leak claim by play about this victim predates this filing by 420 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Show 5 more filings ↓up to 3d gap

Showing first 10 of 11 linked disclosures.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

View merged incident ↗
Indiana State AGAug 19 · first
Vermont State AGAug 19 · first
Nebraska State AGAug 19 · first
Montana State AG+1d
New Hampshire State AG+2d
Massachusetts State AG+2d
California State AG+2d
Washington State AG+2d
Maine State AG+2d
Texas State AG+3d · this page

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 11 — the full spread may be wider.

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.