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HackingRetailCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDHighContained

Ben E. Keith Company

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 13, 2023

Filed

Oct 26, 2023

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

39,7894 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for Ben E. Keith Company →

Ben E. Keith Company reported a data breach to the Maine Attorney General, indicating that an external system breach (hacking) occurred between March 3, 2023, and March 5, 2023. The breach was discovered on September 13, 2023. The compromised information includes names or other personal identifiers in combination with Social Security Numbers. A total of 39,789 individuals were affected, including four residents of Maine. Affected individuals were notified in writing on October 26, 2023, and were offered 24 months of identity theft protection services through Norton LifeLock.

Maine clockDiscovered Sep 13, 2023 → Filed with AG Oct 26, 202343d ⏱ ME AG >30d6 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 · 194 days
discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 43 days

Mar 3, 2023

Begins

Sep 13, 2023

Discovered

Oct 26, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗
Montana State AGOct 26 · first
Indiana State AGOct 26 · first
New Hampshire State AGOct 26 · first
Maine State AGOct 26 · first · this page
Massachusetts State AG+4d

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.