HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsPhishingData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountCredentialsLowContained

BookShark LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 26, 2019

Filed

Oct 28, 2019

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

8state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for BookShark LLC →

BookShark LLC notified the NH Attorney General of a security incident where unauthorized code on its website captured customer login and checkout data (names, addresses, payment card info, credentials) from March 11 to August 26, 2019. Discovered August 26, 2019. 8 NH residents notified. Code removed and security enhancements implemented.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 168 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 63 days

Mar 11, 2019

Begins

Aug 26, 2019

Discovered

Oct 28, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_6731f528899da1422019-10-25 · +3dVerified
California State AGbd_8c98ed4f58647c282019-10-25 · +3dCandidate
Montana State AGbd_92088e44a5aca6cf2019-10-25 · +3dVerified

Name: BookShark LLC
norm: bookshark
Domain: bookshark.com

Name: BookShark LLC
norm: bookshark
Domain: bookshark.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Aug 26, 2019
Breach occurred: Mar 11, 2019 – Aug 26, 2019
Undetected for: 168 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 25, 2019
Affected individuals: 8state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountCredentials
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1056 Input CaptureT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged a leading cybersecurity firm to assist with the investigation
Removed the unauthorized code
Reset affected individuals' passwords to their BookShark online account
Provided a call center for individuals to call with questions
Changes made: Implemented additional security enhancements to its website
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(63 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGOct 25 · first

California State AGOct 25 · first

Montana State AGOct 25 · first

New Hampshire State AG+3d · this page

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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/bookshark-20191028.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 28, 2019
Raw hash: 214ed2873f5a23151eba47b76ce1f6469f1190e439d66cff6d8ad50a9c26c1df

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBookShark LLC

Victim entityBookShark LLC

Incidentdiscovered Aug 26, 2019

Stated responseEngaged a leading cybersecurity firm to assist with the investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov