DisclosureLens
HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

AETHERA LLC DBA JOHN AND KIRAS

bd_093ec81b443b65cc · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 6, 2022

Filed

Jun 15, 2023

To disclose

12 months

Affected · nationwide

9,32851 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Aethera LLC dba John and Kiras, a POS vendor based in Philadelphia, PA, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between November 24, 2021, and July 1, 2022. The incident compromised the personal information and financial account numbers (including credit/debit card numbers with security codes/PINs) of 9,328 individuals, including 51 Maine residents. The breach was discovered on June 6, 2022, and electronic notifications were sent to affected consumers on June 19, 2023. No identity theft protection services were offered.

Maine clockDiscovered Jun 6, 2022 → Filed with AG Jun 15, 2023374d ✗ ME AG >90d12 months 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 · 194 days
discovery → filing · 12 months / 374 days

Nov 24, 2021

Begins

Jun 6, 2022

Discovered

Jun 15, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+46 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed9,328 affectedView incident

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.