HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountAuthenticationLowContained

Jas. Townsend & Son, Inc.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 28, 2017

Filed

Jun 5, 2017

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

24state residents only

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Jas. Townsend & Son, Inc. →

Jas. Townsend & Son, Inc. notified New Hampshire AG of a security incident occurring between Jan 9 and Mar 10, 2017, discovered on Apr 28, 2017. Unauthorized access during data transfer to a credit card processor exposed customer names, addresses, and credit/debit card numbers and security codes. 24 NH residents affected. Notices sent June 8, 2017. Old server quarantined; new site launched with increased security.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 109 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 38 days

Jan 9, 2017

Begins

Apr 28, 2017

Discovered

Jun 5, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed24 affectedView incident

Name: jas
Domain: jas.com

Name: Jas. Townsend & Son, Inc.
norm: jas townsend son
Domain: townsends.us
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Apr 28, 2017
Breach occurred: Jan 9, 2017 – Mar 10, 2017
Undetected for: 109 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 8, 2017
Affected individuals: 24state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountAuthentication
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Initiated an investigation into the circumstances surrounding it
Shut down and permanently quarantined our old website server
Launched a new web site on a new server
Changes made: Utilizes increased security measures to ensure the integrity, security, and confidentiality of our customer data
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(38 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/townsend-20170605.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 5, 2017
Raw hash: c0f3fe9ea8a5cbda82345cbe03834e841214caa016419effe23d6fbc122fde68

Reporting entityjas

Victim entityJas. Townsend & Son, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Apr 28, 2017

Stated responseInitiated an investigation into the circumstances surrounding it

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov