HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedFinancial accountPIILowContained

Kiefer Aquatics

bd_4b1b03d7a4b29f56 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jul 21, 2022

Filed

Mar 9, 2023

To disclose

33 weeks

Affected

19state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Kiefer Aquatics →4 incidents on file

Kiefer Aquatics notified customers of unauthorized access to credit/debit card information from purchases made between Feb 6 and June 28, 2022. The company detected suspicious activity on July 21, 2022, engaged forensic specialists, and contained the breach. Investigation concluded Feb 22, 2023.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 165 days

discovery → filing · 33 weeks / 231 days

Feb 6, 2022

Begins

Jul 21, 2022

Discovered

Mar 9, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+25 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_0544f2165bb6ad722023-03-09Candidate
California State AGbd_3765e3d478004faf2023-03-09Verified
Indiana State AGbd_3d80dcaf2fa8d27f2023-03-09Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_46470d994b34fe562023-03-09Verified

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Vermont State AGbd_4f0985924663bfab2023-03-09Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_56c0a8989af34ed82023-03-13 · +4dVerified

Name: Kiefer Aquatics
norm: kiefer aquatics
Domain: kiefer.com

Name: Kiefer Aquatics
norm: kiefer aquatics
Domain: kiefer.com
Also named: Kiefer Holdings, LLCoperating subsidiary ofholding company
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jul 21, 2022
Breach occurred: Feb 6, 2022 – Jun 28, 2022
Undetected for: 165 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 19state-resident count only
Data types: Financial accountPII
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: Launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party computer forensic specialists
Worked to ensure that the unknown actor was no longer able to access customer credit card information
Worked to ensure that the unknown actor was no longer able to access customer information
Reviewed our security policies and enhanced procedures to reduce the risk of similar future events
Changes made: Enhanced procedures to reduce the risk of similar future events
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 33 weeks(231 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Maine State AGMar 9 · first

California State AGMar 9 · first

Indiana State AGMar 9 · first

Massachusetts State AGMar 9 · first

Vermont State AGMar 9 · first

Montana State AGMar 9 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+4d

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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-107.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 9, 2023
Raw hash: 4d8a920761ae95d62021684ac79e0fc09517119fb8b810edd16dc3b381bb21d8

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKiefer Aquatics

Victim entityKiefer Aquatics

Incidentdiscovered Jul 21, 2022

Stated responseLaunched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party computer forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov