HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsLowContained

Grass Advantage, LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 3, 2017

Filed

Nov 30, 2017

To disclose

27 days

Affected

5state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Grass Advantage, LLC →

Grass Advantage, LLC (dba Amazing Grass) notified the NH AG of a security incident affecting its website. Malicious software capturing payment card data was installed between Sept 11 and Nov 3, 2017. Approx 5 NH residents affected. Incident contained, forensic firm engaged, law enforcement notified.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 53 days

discovery → filing · 27 days

Sep 11, 2017

Begins

Nov 3, 2017

Discovered

Nov 30, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

4 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

Montana State AGbd_ba395339846b636f2017-11-30Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_53b5fe41f09586932017-12-05 · +5dVerified

Name: Grass Advantage, LLC
norm: grass advantage
Domain: amazinggrass.com

Name: Grass Advantage, LLC
norm: grass advantage
Domain: amazinggrass.com
Also named: Grass Advantage, LLCdba oflegal entity
Amazing Grassdba oftrade name
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Nov 3, 2017
Breach occurred: Sep 11, 2017 – Nov 3, 2017
Undetected for: 53 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 30, 2017
Affected individuals: 5state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1056 Input CaptureT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged an independent forensic firm to assist in its investigation
Ensured that the malicious software was removed from the Amazing Grass website
Notified federal law enforcement about this incident
Cooperated in their investigation
Worked with the company that hosts and manages the website to make additional updates and enhancements to security
Changes made: Worked with the website hosting provider to update and enhance the security of the Amazing Grass website
Provided one year of complimentary identity monitoring services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 days(27 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Montana State AGNov 30 · first

New Hampshire State AGNov 30 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Nov 30 (MT), last Dec 5 (MA) — 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/grass-advantage-20171130.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 30, 2017
Raw hash: 025c5f87a39927be538fcc0b34622e8d3432518debe7a6fee9a37a6a959d3674

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGrass Advantage, LLC

Victim entityGrass Advantage, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Nov 3, 2017

Stated responseEngaged an independent forensic firm to assist in its investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov