HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsMediumContained

Bavaria Sausage

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 23, 2025

Filed

Mar 7, 2025

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

7,01757 in this filing

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Bavaria Sausage →

Bavaria Sausage, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) affecting its online store. Unauthorized access occurred between April 6, 2024, and January 17, 2025. The incident compromised names, email addresses, and payment card information (numbers, expiration dates, security codes) for approximately 7,017 individuals, including 57 Maine residents. The breach was discovered in January 2025, and notifications were sent to affected individuals on March 3, 2025.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 23, 2025 → Filed with AG Mar 7, 202543d ⏱ ME AG >30d6 weeks 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 · 292 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 43 days

Apr 6, 2024

Begins

Jan 23, 2025

Discovered

Mar 7, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_8edae499dc0791bb2025-03-07Verified
Vermont State AGbd_1e26b8d1523f5ac62025-03-04 · +3dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_2120d1eefc6d63b02025-03-03 · +4dVerified
Montana State AGbd_8c204176c20f448e2025-03-03 · +4dCandidate

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Maryland State AGbd_8e09e118070e3ddc2025-03-03 · +4dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_a2e695d6c6447e902025-03-03 · +4dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_bcdf3997d69929db2025-03-03 · +4dVerified

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: Bavaria Sausage
norm: bavaria sausage
Domain: bavariasausage.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jan 23, 2025
Breach occurred: Apr 6, 2024 – Jan 17, 2025
Undetected for: 292 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 3, 2025
Affected individuals: 7,017state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney GeneralNotified three major credit reporting agencies
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged an independent digital forensics firm to help investigate the activity
Provided access to identity resolution services, through Cyberscout, a TransUnion company
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Providing written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Cooperating with our merchant processor and the payment card brands
Changes made: Implemented additional measures to enhance the security of its website
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(43 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 43d
Discovery-date grounding: 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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jan 23, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Mar 7, 2025
43d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 23, 2025 → Filed with AG: Mar 7, 2025	43d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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Nebraska State AGMar 3 · first

Montana State AGMar 3 · first

Maryland State AGMar 3 · first

Indiana State AGMar 3 · first

New Hampshire State AGMar 3 · first

Vermont State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+4d

Maine State AG+4d · 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.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/38c10bd6-099a-44da-b91f-88d3516e959a.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 7, 2025
Raw hash: 1daae1930e267be1be6655bd241d9d8fda46cdeef4d01c5746ed80664defc6a7

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityBavaria Sausage

Incidentdiscovered Jan 23, 2025

Stated responseEngaged an independent digital forensics firm to help investigate the activity

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov