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MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailCapture Stored DataMalware OtherCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsMediumContained

Defender Industries, Inc.

bd_5da7cde3eed0a104 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 15, 2021

Filed

May 21, 2021

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

34,089477 in this filing

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for Defender Industries, Inc.

Defender Industries, Inc. experienced a data breach on its e-commerce platform due to malware, affecting 477 Maine residents. The breach, which occurred on November 22, 2020, and was discovered on April 15, 2021, compromised names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers along with their security codes. Consumers were notified on May 21, 2021.

Maine clockDiscovered Apr 15, 2021Filed with AG May 21, 202136d ME AG >30d5 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 · 144 days
discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 36 days

Nov 22, 2020

Begins

Apr 15, 2021

Discovered

May 21, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

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Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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Washington State AGMay 21 · first
California State AGMay 21 · first
Massachusetts State AGMay 21 · first
New Hampshire State AGMay 21 · first
Oregon State AGMay 21 · first
Indiana State AGMay 21 · first
Montana State AGMay 21 · first
Maine State AGMay 21 · 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.