DisclosureLens
HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailRansomwareCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsLowContained

AeroGrow International Inc

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Severity

Low

Discovered

May 5, 2015

Filed

Jun 3, 2015

To disclose

29 days

Affected

436state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for AeroGrow International Inc →2 incidents on file

AeroGrow International, Inc. notified the NH Attorney General of a security incident discovered May 5, 2015. A hacker used malware to infiltrate servers between Oct 15, 2014, and Apr 27, 2015, potentially capturing names, addresses, and credit card details (including CVV) for 436 NH residents. AeroGrow retained cybersecurity firms, eradicated malware, alerted law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring.

Incident timeline

undetected · 202 days
discovery → filing · 29 days

Oct 15, 2014

Begins

May 5, 2015

Discovered

Jun 3, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 2 states

View merged incident ↗
California State AGJun 3 · first
New Hampshire State AGJun 3 · first · this page
California State AG+36d
New Hampshire State AG+36d

Pattern: first filing Jun 3 (CA), last Jul 9 (NH) — a 36-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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.