HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

E & J Gallo Winery

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 15, 2021

Filed

Feb 19, 2021

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

19,1766 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for E & J Gallo Winery →3 incidents on file

E & J Gallo Winery reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between November 7 and 17, 2020, discovered on January 15, 2021. The incident affected 19,176 individuals, including 6 Maine residents. Acquired data included names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers (with security codes/PINs). Gallo provided one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services via Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 15, 2021 → Filed with AG Feb 19, 202135d ⏱ ME AG >30d5 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 · 69 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 35 days

Nov 7, 2020

Begins

Jan 15, 2021

Discovered

Feb 19, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_493edb1e3f94c0422021-02-19Verified
Montana State AGbd_98a788bb6bc2f98c2021-02-19Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_c00c21d4d43137d92021-02-19Verified
Indiana State AGbd_e715ccee401432ab2021-02-19Verified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_3c98272db9406d1b2021-02-22 · +3dVerified

Name: E & J Gallo Winery
norm: e j gallo winery
Domain: ejgallo.com

Name: E & J Gallo Winery
norm: e j gallo winery
Domain: ejgallo.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jan 15, 2021
Breach occurred: Nov 7, 2020 – Nov 17, 2020
Undetected for: 69 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 19, 2021
Affected individuals: 19,176state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(35 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 35d
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 15, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Feb 19, 2021
35d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 15, 2021 → Filed with AG: Feb 19, 2021	35d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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California State AGFeb 19 · first

Montana State AGFeb 19 · first

Massachusetts State AGFeb 19 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 19 · first

Maine State AGFeb 19 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+3d

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/bfbd1df3-90d4-4521-bb39-0bb61baa80e0.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 19, 2021
Raw hash: 303fc8c4b127a561cbcc58ada10adf4858991cbd7e647fc84268fbec224c78ce

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityE & J Gallo Winery

Victim entityE & J Gallo Winery

Incidentdiscovered Jan 15, 2021

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov