HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

Cardi's Department Store Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 30, 2024

Filed

Mar 10, 2025

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

7,49822 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Cardi's Department Store Inc. →

Cardi’s Department Store Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) discovered on Feb 6, 2025, affecting approx. 7,498 individuals. Data accessed included names, SSNs, driver's licenses, and financial account info. The company engaged forensic specialists, notified the FBI, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring via IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 30, 2024 → Filed with AG Mar 10, 2025161d ✗ ME AG >90d5 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 23 weeks / 161 days

Sep 30, 2024

Begins

Sep 30, 2024

Discovered

Mar 10, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_0795cc7ece3869952025-03-10Verified
Maryland State AGbd_1b223bf6ed2343a92025-03-10Verified
Montana State AGbd_fad6ad35d0799f0b2025-03-10Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_618f9e3b20b147002025-03-11 · +1dVerified

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Rhode Island State AGbd_94e800dec1e49f122025-03-11 · +1dVerified

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: Cardi's Department Store Inc.
norm: cardi s department store
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Sep 30, 2024
Breach occurred: Sep 30, 2024
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 10, 2025
Affected individuals: 7,498state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement (FBI)Provided notice to relevant state and federal regulatorsNotified the three major credit reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion)
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged digital forensics specialists to assist with the investigation
Took steps to secure its network
Notified federal law enforcement (FBI)
Provided access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months through IDX
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Implemented additional safeguards and training
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(32 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 161dME resident >60d · 161d
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
Maine
Discovered: Sep 30, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Mar 10, 2025
161d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Sep 30, 2024
→ Notified: Mar 10, 2025
161d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 30, 2024 → Filed with AG: Mar 10, 2025	161d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Sep 30, 2024 → Notified: Mar 10, 2025	161d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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New Hampshire State AGMar 10 · first

Maryland State AGMar 10 · first

Montana State AGMar 10 · first

Maine State AGMar 10 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Rhode Island State AG+1d

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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/ee73c57a-8b6c-4bdd-856e-76037672063c.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 10, 2025
Raw hash: fcc39cea00675dc9df5638eca16d6cd4f3550d652925c871bef139b6a2c3bf7c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityCardi's Department Store Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Sep 30, 2024

Stated responseEngaged digital forensics specialists to assist with the investigation

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov