HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDPIIHighContained

The Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group Inc.

bd_1c91ccade50daf31 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 14, 2022

Filed

Apr 21, 2022

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,1891 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for The Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group Inc. →

The Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on June 9, 2021, discovered on January 14, 2022. The incident compromised the names and Social Security Numbers of 1,189 individuals, including one Maine resident. The company provided written notification on April 21, 2022, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 14, 2022 → Filed with AG Apr 21, 202297d ✗ ME AG >90d14 weeks 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 · 219 days

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 97 days

Jun 9, 2021

Begins

Jan 14, 2022

Discovered

Apr 21, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+6 wks slower

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

Massachusetts State AGbd_74528189c6b85fb62022-04-21Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_5b233f1b0f681bca2022-04-28 · +7dVerified

Name: The Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group Inc.
norm: the smith wollensky restaurant
Domain: swrg.com

Name: The Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group Inc.
norm: the smith wollensky restaurant
Domain: swrg.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jan 14, 2022
Breach occurred: Jun 9, 2021
Undetected for: 219 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 21, 2022
Affected individuals: 1,189state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDPII
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(97 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 97d
Discovery-date grounding: 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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jan 14, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Apr 21, 2022
97d 90 days ME AG >90d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 14, 2022 → Filed with AG: Apr 21, 2022	97d	90 days	ME AG >90d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGApr 21 · first

Maine State AGApr 21 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Apr 21 (MA), last Apr 28 (NH) — a 7-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.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/20a5263d-0b69-4f16-b84c-83623e511722.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 21, 2022
Raw hash: 3af6b36e51a13de85df195e649b91c83a1d2244f02dc8858b18dc44513d37873

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group Inc.

Victim entityThe Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 14, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov