HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Timex Group USA, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 5, 2023

Filed

Jan 29, 2024

To disclose

34 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Timex Group USA, Inc. →

Timex Group USA, Inc. notified consumers of a cyber-attack where unauthorized access occurred between June 1-5, 2023. The incident compromised names and Social Security numbers. Timex engaged forensic specialists, implemented safeguards, and offers 24 months of credit monitoring. The discovery was delayed until December 2023.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday34 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 4 days

discovery → filing · 34 weeks / 238 days

Jun 1, 2023

Begins

Jun 5, 2023

Discovered

Dec 14, 2023

Scope determined

Jan 29, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+24 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_294996238d23124b2024-01-29Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_5fd1dcb0fb8d02742024-01-29Verified
Maine State AGbd_a15f9f51735d9c332024-01-29Candidate
Montana State AGbd_b86210de00ff4ae72024-01-29Verified by operator

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Indiana State AGbd_e6e3f203a2f904e42024-01-29Verified

Name: Timex Group USA, Inc.
norm: timex group usa

Name: Timex Group USA, Inc.
norm: timex group usa
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jun 5, 2023
Breach occurred: Jun 1, 2023 – Jun 5, 2023
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Dec 14, 2023
Notification sent: Jan 29, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: This notice has not been delayed by law enforcement
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Commenced an investigation
Took steps to implement additional safeguards
Reviewing our policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Providing you with access to twenty-four (24) months of credit monitoring and identity protection services through Cyberscout, a TransUnion company, at no cost to you
Changes made: Implement additional safeguards to help prevent a similar incident from occurring in the future
Reviewing our policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 34 weeks(238 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Massachusetts State AGJan 29 · first

New Hampshire State AGJan 29 · first

Maine State AGJan 29 · first

Montana State AGJan 29 · first

Indiana State AGJan 29 · first

Vermont State AGJan 29 · 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/2024-01-29-timex-group-usa-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 29, 2024
Raw hash: 4113d9a622b3a5e9729858e8887ff6b54d0b305b15d0e612654372675f56dac3

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTimex Group USA, Inc.

Victim entityTimex Group USA, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jun 5, 2023

Stated responseCommenced an investigation

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov