HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDEmploymentMediumContained

Bell-Carter Foods LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 13, 2022

Filed

Jan 31, 2023

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Bell-Carter Foods LLC →2 incidents on file

Bell-Carter Foods, LLC experienced unauthorized access to its systems from September 7 to September 13, 2022. The incident was discovered on September 13, 2022. Affected data may include names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, and salary information. The company took systems offline, engaged third-party experts, and notified law enforcement. Credit and identity monitoring services were offered to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 6 days

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 140 days

Sep 7, 2022

Begins

Sep 13, 2022

Discovered

Jan 31, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+12 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

Montana State AGbd_043bed24d24941fa2023-01-31Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_92aea959068a93722023-01-13 · +18dVerified

Name: Bell-Carter Foods LLC
norm: bell carter foods

Name: Bell-Carter Foods LLC
norm: bell carter foods
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Sep 13, 2022
Breach occurred: Sep 7, 2022 – Sep 13, 2022
Undetected for: 6 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDEmployment
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Contacted law enforcement

During the incident: Launched an investigation
Took all systems offline
Retained third-party cybersecurity experts to aid in our investigation
Contacted law enforcement
Worked to safely restore systems in a manner that protected the security of information on our systems
Undertook a manual review to confirm the nature and scope of the affected information
Secured the services of Epiq to provide Call Center Services in English and Spanish
Provided credit and identity monitoring
Provided Dark Web monitoring
Provided Public Persona monitoring
Provided Quick Cash Scan
Provided Identity Theft Insurance
Changes made: Taken and continue to take steps designed to prevent this type of incident from happening in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(140 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGJan 13 · first

Montana State AG+18d

California State AG+18d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 13 (IN), last Jan 31 (CA) — a 18-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-562515
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 31, 2023
Raw hash: d509a50a5b5bbacb035918c665bba0f897b51c3645a6058c4e85c09a9fd14314

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBell-Carter Foods LLC

Victim entityBell-Carter Foods LLC

Incidentdiscovered Sep 13, 2022

Stated responseLaunched an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov