HackingTechnologyRetail & ConsumerInformationVulnerability ExploitSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)PIILowContained

SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.

bd_5df448f141979973 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 11, 2023

Filed

Nov 13, 2023

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC. →

Spectrum Brands, Inc. notified consumers of a data breach involving its employee wellness platform, CaféWell, operated by third-party vendor Welltok, Inc. An unknown actor exploited a vulnerability in MOVEit file transfer software between May 30-31, 2023. Impacted data included names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. Welltok applied patches, engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring via Experian.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday13 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 · 73 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 94 days

May 30, 2023

Begins

Aug 11, 2023

Discovered

Nov 13, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

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

Part of Welltok supply-chain incident (2023) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_835069d60ee13a0f2023-11-10 · +3dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_9b4f3bce6d4558b52023-11-10 · +3dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_773af1aa7c745d522023-11-17 · +4dVerified

Name: Welltok
norm: welltok
Domain: welltok.com

Name: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
norm: spectrum brands
Industry: TechnologyllmRetail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Aug 11, 2023
Breach occurred: May 30, 2023 – May 31, 2023
Undetected for: 73 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 13, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)PII
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Third party: via Welltok, Inc.
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Moved quickly to apply available patching
Undertook recommended mitigation steps
Launched internal investigation with third-party cybersecurity specialists
Notified law enforcement
Providing 24 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services provided by Experian
Changes made: Installing software patches
Implementing other mitigation steps recommended by the software provider
Reviewing and enhancing existing policies and procedures related to data privacy
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(94 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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Maine State AGNov 10 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 10 · first

Vermont State AG+3d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Nov 10 (ME), last Nov 17 (NH) — a 7-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.

Source URL: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-11-13-spectrum-brands-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 13, 2023
Raw hash: ec32c06eb773ee90931aa98c5cde0a2475be84d2b23146206421b254f1ec61ad

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWelltok

Victim entitySPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 11, 2023

Stated responseMoved quickly to apply available patching

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov