HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Powerhouse Retail Services

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 24, 2026

Filed

Sep 16, 2026

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for Powerhouse Retail Services →3 incidents on file

Powerhouse Retail Services notified the NH Attorney General of unauthorized access to its network between May 22-24, 2026, discovered on May 24, 2026. Approximately 4 New Hampshire residents were affected, with potential exposure of names, Social Security numbers, and driver's license/state ID numbers. The company engaged third-party specialists, notified law enforcement, changed passwords, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 115 days

May 22, 2026

Begins

May 24, 2026

Discovered

Sep 16, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+7 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_1e26bcbbec6a76702026-09-16Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_f47adc751556447e2026-09-16Verified

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

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

Discovered: May 24, 2026
Breach occurred: May 22, 2026 – May 24, 2026
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 16, 2026
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Bureau, New Hampshire

During the incident: Launched an investigation which included working with third-party specialists
Conducted a comprehensive review of the relevant files and folders
Notified law enforcement
Changed network passwords
Reviewed their policies and procedures
Offering all individuals complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services
Changes made: Reviewed their policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 weeks(115 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Vermont State AGSep 16 · first

Indiana State AGSep 16 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 16 · first · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/powerhouse-retail-services-20260916.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 16, 2026
Raw hash: 322667287f9c19d6ff6fbbfc4a1d0ec96a78ae9a95bd3189e8056117713bee2b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPowerhouse Retail Services

Victim entityPowerhouse Retail Services

Incidentdiscovered May 24, 2026

Stated responseLaunched an investigation which included working with third-party specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov