HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedCredentialsIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Tween Brands, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 7, 2017

Filed

Nov 3, 2017

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Tween Brands, Inc. →

Tween Brands, Inc. discovered unauthorized access to a web server on September 7, 2017. An attacker may have accessed a database containing vendor portal credentials (usernames/passwords) and associate data (names, dates of birth, SSNs). The company removed the server, engaged forensics, and offered 12 months of identity protection to affected associates.

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California clockDiscovered Sep 7, 2017 → Notified Nov 3, 201757d ✓ CA 60-day OK8 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 57 days

Sep 7, 2017

Discovered

Nov 3, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_27de7d34c6a07a7b2017-11-03Verified
Oregon State AGbd_5590b1b5d1a2d26a2017-11-03Candidate
Washington State AGbd_634cff86f41633ea2017-11-03Verified
Montana State AGbd_b8ebda01353bd6dc2017-11-03Verified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_c988cd0a52e5fe2c2017-11-03Verified
South Carolina State AGbd_a976ca424f6427cf2017-11-08 · +5dVerified

Name: Tween Brands, Inc.
norm: tween brands

Name: Tween Brands, Inc.
norm: tween brands
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Sep 7, 2017
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 3, 2017
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: CredentialsIdentity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Removed the server from our network
Began an investigation with the assistance of a leading computer forensics firm
Worked with security experts to develop enhanced security measures
Changes made: Developed enhanced security measures to resolve this issue and prevent similar occurrences
Arranged to have AllClear ID protect your identity for 12 months at no cost
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(57 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 57d
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: Sep 7, 2017
→ Notified: Nov 3, 2017
57d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Sep 7, 2017 → Notified: Nov 3, 2017	57d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Massachusetts State AGNov 3 · first

Oregon State AGNov 3 · first

Washington State AGNov 3 · first

Montana State AGNov 3 · first

New Hampshire State AGNov 3 · first

California State AGNov 3 · first · this page

South Carolina State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Nov 3 (MA), last Nov 8 (SC) — a 5-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-103242
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 3, 2017
Raw hash: aa9116514cfb86e9145fcdebcb3068561e2a8a3e2320ebf860927bfcdfae8dba

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTween Brands, Inc.

Victim entityTween Brands, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Sep 7, 2017

Stated responseRemoved the server from our network

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov