HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedPCIFinancial accountLowContained

Whitley's Peanut Factory

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Severity

Low

Discovered

May 3, 2023

Filed

Jul 10, 2023

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

183state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Whitley's Peanut Factory →

Whitley’s Peanut Factory notified the NH Attorney General of a third-party vendor (CommerceV3) breach. Unauthorized access to CommerceV3 systems occurred between Nov 24, 2021 and Dec 14, 2022. CommerceV3 discovered potential access to cardholder data on May 3, 2023. 183 NH residents affected. Notification mailed July 10, 2023.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 525 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 68 days

Nov 24, 2021

Begins

May 3, 2023

Discovered

Jul 10, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

on median

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

Part of CommerceV3 supply-chain incident (2023) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_2be6af5a047d8d302023-07-10Verified
California State AGbd_9bb5262dd3c660f52023-07-10Verified by operator
Montana State AGbd_f90e1a5ff2912f0f2023-07-10Candidate
Vermont State AGbd_b65114a6184246172023-07-07 · +3dVerified by operator

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Indiana State AGbd_b893293b52fe0e6f2023-07-06 · +4dVerified by operator

Name: Whitley's Peanut Factory
norm: whitley s peanut factory

Name: Whitley's Peanut Factory
norm: whitley s peanut factory
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: May 3, 2023
Breach occurred: Nov 24, 2021 – Dec 14, 2022
Undetected for: 525 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 10, 2023
Affected individuals: 183state-resident count only
Data types: PCIFinancial account
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Attorney General John Formella
Third party: via CommerceV3
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: CommerceV3 conducted a forensic investigation with third-party cybersecurity experts
CommerceV3 worked alongside the major card brands and banks during this forensic investigation
CommerceV3 implemented additional security measures
Whitley’s mailed notification letters via United States Postal Service First-Class mail to the individuals whose information was involved
Changes made: CommerceV3 implemented additional security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(68 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGJul 6 · first

Vermont State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+4d

California State AG+4d

Montana State AG+4d

New Hampshire State AG+4d · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/whitleys-peanut-factory-20230710.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 10, 2023
Raw hash: 471166b323857d3a24086ff725d85da8f987d759117638110cdb29b1c3470d1d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWhitley's Peanut Factory

Victim entityWhitley's Peanut Factory

Incidentdiscovered May 3, 2023

Stated responseCommerceV3 conducted a forensic investigation with third-party cybersecurity experts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov