HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsLowContained

Vermont Christmas Company

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Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Aug 9, 2023

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Vermont Christmas Company →

Vermont Christmas Company notified consumers of a data breach involving its third-party e-commerce vendor, CommerceV3. Unauthorized access occurred between Nov 2021 and Dec 2022. Impacted data included names, billing addresses, emails, payment card numbers, CVVs, and expiration dates. CommerceV3 implemented additional security measures and notified law enforcement. Vermont Christmas Company is reviewing vendor procedures and notifying regulators.

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Incident timeline

Nov 24, 2021

Begins

Aug 9, 2023

Filed

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

Part of CommerceV3 supply-chain incident (2023) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_6343240472d4115a2023-08-09Verified
Montana State AGbd_b42cee7a98940a642023-08-09Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_b6640272053e6ac42023-08-09Verified
California State AGbd_bbb64d7a974fdbe52023-08-09Candidate

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New Hampshire State AGbd_c56e39394fec77482023-08-09Verified
Maine State AGbd_e2882215251a929b2023-08-09Verified

Name: Vermont Christmas Company
norm: vermont christmas
Domain: vermontchristmasco.com

Name: Vermont Christmas Company
norm: vermont christmas
Domain: vermontchristmasco.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Nov 24, 2021 – Dec 14, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 9, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1195 Supply Chain CompromiseT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Vermont Attorney GeneralCommerceV3 notified law enforcement
Third party: via CommerceV3
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Commenced an investigation
Requested additional information about the event and CommerceV3's investigation
Reviewing processes and procedures regarding third-party vendors
Notifying relevant regulatory authorities
Changes made: CommerceV3 implemented a series of additional security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Massachusetts State AGAug 9 · first

Montana State AGAug 9 · first

Indiana State AGAug 9 · first

California State AGAug 9 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 9 · first

Maine State AGAug 9 · first

Vermont State AGAug 9 · 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.

Source URL: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-08-09-vermont-christmas-company-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 9, 2023
Raw hash: 3b9fe065dc329e93c2ce5453b739f0a00a23a8a044fddcf259181c3b955e92fc

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityVermont Christmas Company

Victim entityVermont Christmas Company

IncidentThird-Party / Supply Chain

Stated responseCommenced an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov