HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Powerhouse Retail Services

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 22, 2026

Filed

Feb 3, 2026

To disclose

12 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Powerhouse Retail Services →4 incidents on file

Powerhouse Retail Services notified consumers of a data breach where an unauthorized individual accessed its network, potentially viewing personal data including names and government IDs. The incident occurred around September 20, 2023, and was discovered on January 22, 2026. The company engaged external cybersecurity professionals and is offering credit monitoring services. At least 9 Rhode Island residents were confirmed affected.

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Vermont clock✓ VT AG ≤14 bday12 days discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 855 days

discovery → filing · 12 days

Sep 20, 2023

Begins

Jan 22, 2026

Discovered

Feb 3, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_3dfe3ea201afe4b22026-02-03Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_3f4af44caafcf9ae2026-02-03Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_6070d226563cff5d2026-02-03Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_adbf653025b274ee2026-02-03Verified

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Texas State AGbd_485a778092cf2cca2026-02-04 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_26e229a4b8303bad2026-02-09 · +6dVerified

Name: Powerhouse Retail Services
norm: powerhouse retail
Domain: powerhousenow.com

Name: Powerhouse Retail Services
norm: powerhouse retail
Domain: powerhousenow.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jan 22, 2026
Breach occurred: Sep 20, 2023
Undetected for: 855 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 3, 2026
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Offering a complimentary credit monitoring membership
Set up a dedicated and confidential toll-free response line
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 days(12 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG ≤14 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Maine State AGFeb 3 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 3 · first

Massachusetts State AGFeb 3 · first

Nebraska State AGFeb 3 · first

Vermont State AGFeb 3 · first · this page

Texas State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Feb 3 (ME), last Feb 9 (NH) — a 6-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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2026-02-03-powerhouse-retail-services-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 3, 2026
Raw hash: 0aee754d6d6817a87a3537816bb2c5d261cabc54212eb211988ca7b3586987db

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPowerhouse Retail Services

Victim entityPowerhouse Retail Services

Incidentdiscovered Jan 22, 2026

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

ComplianceVT AG ≤14 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov