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HackingTechnologyRetail & ConsumerInformationCustomer Data InvolvedFinancial accountFinancial credentialsIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Kiefer Aquatics

bd_39e698820bbcef32 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 16, 2023

Filed

Jun 12, 2023

To disclose

27 days

Affected · nationwide

1,9183 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

75%
Full breach record for Kiefer Aquatics4 incidents on file

Kiefer Aquatics, a point-of-sale vendor, reported a data breach affecting 1,918 individuals, including 3 Maine residents. The breach, which was described as an external system breach (hacking), occurred on January 23, 2023, and was discovered on May 16, 2023. The compromised information included names combined with financial account numbers or credit/debit card numbers, along with their respective security codes, access codes, passwords, or PINs. Written notifications were sent to the affected consumers on June 12, 2023. The company did not offer identity theft protection services.

Maine clockDiscovered May 16, 2023Filed with AG Jun 12, 202327d ME AG ≤30d27 days 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 · 113 days
discovery → filing · 27 days

Jan 23, 2023

Begins

May 16, 2023

Discovered

Jun 12, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

15 wks faster

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

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗
Indiana State AGJun 12 · first
Massachusetts State AGJun 12 · first
Maine State AGJun 12 · first · 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.