MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailRansomwareData EncryptedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)PIILowActive

KING ARTHUR BAKING COMPANY, INC.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jun 29, 2023

Filed

Aug 9, 2024

To disclose

14 months

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for KING ARTHUR BAKING COMPANY, INC. →2 incidents on file

King Arthur Baking Company, Inc. notified consumers of a ransomware incident occurring between June 23-29, 2023. The malware encrypted files and potentially allowed unauthorized access to systems containing names and other personal information. The company investigated, engaged regulators, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring. No specific affected count was disclosed in this notice.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday14 months 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 · 6 days

discovery → filing · 14 months / 407 days

Jun 23, 2023

Begins

Jun 29, 2023

Discovered

Aug 9, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+51 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_47381b7ede5eaa782024-08-09Verified
Maine State AGbd_52bb50fb161493172024-08-09Candidate
Washington State AGbd_544017763c3e23492024-08-09Verified

Name: KING ARTHUR BAKING COMPANY, INC.
norm: king arthur baking

Name: KING ARTHUR BAKING COMPANY, INC.
norm: king arthur baking
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jun 29, 2023
Breach occurred: Jun 23, 2023 – Jun 29, 2023
Undetected for: 6 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 9, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)PII
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: notified applicable regulatory authorities, as required by law

During the incident: KAB promptly commenced an ongoing investigation to confirm the nature and scope of this incident
Confirming the security of our systems
Reviewing the contents of relevant data for sensitive information
Notifying impacted individuals associated with that sensitive information
Reviewed our policies and procedures, and processes related to the storage of personal information
Notified applicable regulatory authorities, as required by law
Offering twenty-four (24) months of complimentary access to credit monitoring services through Experian IdentityWorks
Changes made: Reviewed our policies and procedures, and processes related to the storage of personal information to reduce the likelihood of a similar future event
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 months(407 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
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 · 4 filings · 4 states

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New Hampshire State AGAug 9 · first

Maine State AGAug 9 · first

Washington State AGAug 9 · first

Vermont State AGAug 9 · 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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-08-09-king-arthur-baking-company-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 9, 2024
Raw hash: 65701cb74be091f6e5a08ea6d3889d19c91467364cfceceeb976d1de124dea1f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKING ARTHUR BAKING COMPANY, INC.

Victim entityKING ARTHUR BAKING COMPANY, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Jun 29, 2023

Stated responseKAB promptly commenced an ongoing investigation to confirm the nature and scope of this incident

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov