DisclosureLens
HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailSkimmerStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsLowContained

BEL USA LLC

bd_1b22d8ec0a32e0f4 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 16, 2018

Filed

Dec 26, 2018

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for BEL USA LLC2 incidents on file

BEL USA, LLC (DiscountMugs.com) experienced a data breach where unauthorized code was inserted into the shopping cart page to collect customer information. The incident occurred between August 5, 2018, and November 16, 2018, and was discovered on November 16, 2018. Affected data includes names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, credit/debit card numbers, expiration dates, and CVV2 codes. The company removed the code, engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement and payment card companies, and offered 12 months of identity protection.

Incident timeline

undetected · 103 days
discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 40 days

Aug 5, 2018

Begins

Nov 16, 2018

Discovered

Dec 26, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Show 1 more filingup to 9d gap

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

View merged incident ↗
Massachusetts State AGDec 26 · first
New Hampshire State AGDec 26 · first
Washington State AGDec 26 · first
California State AGDec 26 · first · this page

Pattern: first filing Dec 26 (MA), last Jan 4 (SC) — a 9-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.