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PhysicalRetail & ConsumerRetailTheftDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumActive

Bill Dube Ford Toyota

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 5, 2008

Filed

Jan 8, 2009

To disclose

22 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

65%
Full breach record for Bill Dube Ford Toyota

Bill Dube Ford Toyota notified the NH Dept of Justice of a missing backup computer tape found on August 5, 2008. The tape contained customer names, addresses, SSNs, and driver's license numbers. No financial data was on the tape. Notice to customers was delayed pending law enforcement advice.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 22 weeks / 156 days

Aug 5, 2008

Discovered

Jan 8, 2009

Filed

vs. sector median

+14 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView 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.