DisclosureLens
HackingRetailCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumResolved

Empire Parent, LLC; Empire Auto Parts, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 31, 2024

Filed

Feb 27, 2024

To disclose

27 days

Affected · nationwide

1501 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for Empire Parent, LLC; Empire Auto Parts, LLC →2 incidents on file

Empire Parent, LLC and Empire Auto Parts, LLC reported an external system breach that occurred on January 18, 2024, and was discovered on January 31, 2024. The breach resulted in the acquisition of names and Social Security numbers. One Maine resident was among the 150 individuals affected. Affected individuals were notified on February 27, 2024, and offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring through Experian.

Maine clockDiscovered Jan 31, 2024 → Filed with AG Feb 27, 202427d ✓ ME AG ≤30d27 days 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 · 13 days
discovery → filing · 27 days

Jan 18, 2024

Begins

Jan 31, 2024

Discovered

Feb 27, 2024

Filed

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗
Vermont State AGFeb 27 · first
Massachusetts State AGFeb 27 · first
Maine State AGFeb 27 · first · 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.