HackingTechnologyRetail & ConsumerInformationVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsLowContained

Walsworth Publishing Company

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 9, 2024

Filed

Nov 22, 2024

To disclose

41 weeks

Affected

685state residents only

Linked

11 filings

Confidence

71%

Full breach record for Walsworth Publishing Company →2 incidents on file

Walsworth Publishing Company notified Washington AG of unauthorized access to its website and purchasing page affecting ~685 residents. Incident discovered Feb 9, 2024; access occurred Dec 26, 2023–Feb 12, 2024. Data involved: names, payment card numbers, expiration dates, CVVs. Notices sent Nov 22, 2024. Credit monitoring offered.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d41 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 · 45 days

discovery → filing · 41 weeks / 287 days

Dec 26, 2023

Begins

Feb 9, 2024

Discovered

Nov 22, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+30 wks slower

This filing is one of 11 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

South Carolina State AGbd_202bc0ea302b83da2024-11-22Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_67484b333d96e0092024-11-22Verified
Vermont State AGbd_67bb34e34f3e7cad2024-11-22Verified
Oregon State AGbd_69ad9c043ff80bb02024-11-22Verified

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 5d gap

Indiana State AGbd_a45fbbd74447be232024-11-22Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_ac3c3b99ea518e912024-11-22Verified
Maine State AGbd_af0306306abfa18e2024-11-22Verified
Montana State AGbd_f9c492d660ecbd622024-11-22Verified
California State AGbd_fc97bff18fca01202024-11-22Verified
Idaho State AGbd_399c05183b76a4ff2024-11-27 · +5dVerified

Name: Walsworth Publishing Company
norm: walsworth publishing
Domain: walsworthyearbooks.com

Name: Walsworth Publishing Company
norm: walsworth publishing
Domain: walsworthyearbooks.com
Industry: TechnologyllmRetail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Feb 9, 2024
Breach occurred: Dec 26, 2023 – Feb 12, 2024
Undetected for: 45 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 22, 2024
Affected individuals: 685state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Data elements: NameFinancial account number
WA-stated cause: Unauthorized Access
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoing
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Attorney GeneralNotified three major credit reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion)
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to secure the website
Hired cybersecurity specialists to conduct an investigation
Provided access to credit monitoring services for 12 months through CyEx
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Provided written notice to relevant state and industry regulators
Provided written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies
Coordinated efforts with the payment card processor
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Implemented additional measures to enhance the security of its website
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 41 weeks(287 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
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.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

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South Carolina State AGNov 22 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 22 · first

Vermont State AGNov 22 · first

Oregon State AGNov 22 · first

Indiana State AGNov 22 · first

New Hampshire State AGNov 22 · first

Maine State AGNov 22 · first

Montana State AGNov 22 · first

California State AGNov 22 · first

Washington State AGNov 22 · first · this page

Idaho State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Nov 22 (SC), last Nov 27 (ID) — a 5-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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA31497.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 22, 2024
Raw hash: 2158ff4a4e7e7374de21ab19ca7452c311763e3fb1a8e5ed208e524ff5054430

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWalsworth Publishing Company

Victim entityWalsworth Publishing Company

Incidentdiscovered Feb 9, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure the website

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com