DisclosureLens
HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

Consumer Cellular, Incorporated

bd_374c528e35ebf89a · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 22, 2022

Filed

Jan 31, 2023

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected · nationwide

733 in this filing

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for Consumer Cellular, Incorporated →

Consumer Cellular, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) on September 21, 2022, discovered on September 22, 2022. The incident affected 73 individuals, including 3 Maine residents. Acquired data included names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers (with security codes/PINs). Consumer Cellular provided written notification on January 31, 2023, and offered 12 months of identity theft protection via TransUnion.

Maine clockDiscovered Sep 22, 2022 → Filed with AG Jan 31, 2023131d ✗ ME AG >90d19 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 · 1 days
discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 131 days

Sep 21, 2022

Begins

Sep 22, 2022

Discovered

Jan 31, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+11 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed73 affectedView incident

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.