MalwareTechnologyInformationRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The Computer Merchant, Ltd.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 1, 2025

Filed

Aug 19, 2025

To disclose

33 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

11 records

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for The Computer Merchant, Ltd. →

The Computer Merchant, Ltd. notified consumers of a July 2024 cyberattack where an unauthorized party acquired personal information including names and Social Security numbers. The breach was discovered in January 2025 when data appeared publicly. The company wiped and restored systems, engaged forensic review, and offered 12 months of identity-theft protection. 433 Rhode Island residents were impacted.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday33 weeks 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 · 184 days

discovery → filing · 33 weeks / 230 days

Jul 1, 2024

Begins

Jan 1, 2025

Discovered

Aug 19, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+22 wks slower

This filing is one of 11 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by play about this victim was first seen 390 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteplaybd_6d00600f90f10c7c2024-07-15 · +400dVerified

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_0bc9cb0fb948677e2025-08-19Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_6282f30064c7ed082025-08-19Verified
Montana State AGbd_80c1facf470aa5792025-08-20 · +1dCandidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_08dc2d6569d825102025-08-21 · +2dVerified

Show 5 more filings ↓up to 3d gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_29c30c22f0deaab42025-08-21 · +2dVerified
California State AGbd_2b56afa7cd4618742025-08-21 · +2dVerified
Washington State AGbd_785d79b5b8ebd3b32025-08-21 · +2dVerified
Maine State AGbd_dfa81e3bb03611292025-08-21 · +2dVerified
Texas State AGbd_09053f36a57de9092025-08-22 · +3dVerified

Name: The Computer Merchant, Ltd.
norm: the computer merchant
Domain: itstaffing.com

Name: The Computer Merchant, Ltd.
norm: the computer merchant
Domain: itstaffing.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jan 1, 2025
Breach occurred: Jul 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2024
Undetected for: 184 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 19, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Secured and restored computer environment
Wiped and restored computer assets
Engaged a data-review firm to analyze files' contents
Offered identity-theft-protection services through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 33 weeks(230 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >180d
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 · 10 filings · 10 states

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Indiana State AGAug 19 · first

Nebraska State AGAug 19 · first

Vermont State AGAug 19 · first · this page

Montana State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+2d

Massachusetts State AG+2d

California State AG+2d

Washington State AG+2d

Maine State AG+2d

Texas 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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-08-19-computer-merchant-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 19, 2025
Raw hash: 27e315229ec075a46a7d5f66b668857fd43eb1b2205171126e67e6dbaa61cff9

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Computer Merchant, Ltd.

Victim entityThe Computer Merchant, Ltd.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 1, 2025

Stated responseSecured and restored computer environment

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov