HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

Malley's Candies, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 7, 2022

Filed

Aug 15, 2022

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected · nationwide

21,57726 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Malley's Candies, Inc. →

Malley's Candies, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between April 11, 2021, and July 1, 2022, discovered on April 7, 2022. The incident affected 21,577 individuals, including 26 Maine residents. Acquired data included names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers (with security codes/PINs). Written notifications were sent on May 6, 2022, and August 5, 2022. No identity theft protection services were offered.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 7, 2022 → Filed with AG Aug 15, 2022130d ⏱ ME AG >30d19 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 · 361 days

discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 130 days

Apr 11, 2021

Begins

Apr 7, 2022

Discovered

Aug 15, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+9 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_1957d2c396e2e49d2022-08-15Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_31b664a0bbfdc8782022-05-18 · +89dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_59e02ec09bd60ec02022-05-06 · +101dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_8b169f39ba69eef32022-05-06 · +101dVerified

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 101d gap

Montana State AGbd_b9237fedfe4284782022-05-06 · +101dCandidate
Maine State AGbd_cc9e4af726dfa7472022-05-06 · +101dVerified

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Malley's Candies, Inc.
norm: malley s candies
Domain: malleys.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Apr 7, 2022
Breach occurred: Apr 11, 2021 – Jul 1, 2022
Undetected for: 361 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 6, 2022
Affected individuals: 21,577state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account 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 consumers
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 weeks(130 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 130d
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: Apr 7, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Aug 15, 2022
130d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 7, 2022 → Filed with AG: Aug 15, 2022	130d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGMay 6 · first

Indiana State AGMay 6 · first

Montana State AGMay 6 · first

Maine State AGMay 6 · first

New Hampshire State AG+12d

New Hampshire State AG+101d

Maine State AG+101d · this page

Pattern: first filing May 6 (MA), last Aug 15 (ME) — a 101-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-a1252b4f8318/1437fbc8-6999-4c39-abf9-4545309505e2.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 15, 2022
Raw hash: 013993688af0462d1627d92bd189e09b7ab1df48691d9dc37aea69bf4fa0fa3e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityMalley's Candies, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Apr 7, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov