DisclosureLens
HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsTargetedPIICredentialsLowContained

VF Outdoor, LLC doing business as Timberland

bd_57168d34794eb3ef · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 5, 2021

Filed

Jan 26, 2022

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected · nationwide

481 in this filing

Confidence

66%

VF Outdoor, LLC (doing business as Timberland) reported a credential stuffing attack on October 24, 2021, discovered on November 5, 2021. The incident affected 48 individuals total, including 1 Maine resident. Notification was sent electronically on January 19, 2022. No identity theft protection services were offered.

Maine clockDiscovered Nov 5, 2021 → Filed with AG Jan 26, 202282d ⏱ ME AG >30d12 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 · 12 days
discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 82 days

Oct 24, 2021

Begins

Nov 5, 2021

Discovered

Jan 26, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+4 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed48 affectedView incident

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.