HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataTargetedData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIFinancial accountAuthenticationMediumContained

Nourse Farms

bd_6638be923c3150b0 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 16, 2016

Filed

Aug 31, 2016

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

6,230

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Nourse Farms →2 incidents on file

Nourse Farms, Inc. reported a data breach affecting 6,230 US residents (including 36 in South Carolina) due to unauthorized access to its ecommerce site between Feb 22 and July 16, 2016. The attack targeted a specific software platform, exposing customer PII and payment card data. The incident was contained, and the company implemented security upgrades and notified affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 145 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 46 days

Feb 22, 2016

Begins

Jul 16, 2016

Discovered

Aug 31, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed6,230 affectedView incident

Name: Nourse Farms
norm: nourse farms
Domain: noursefarms.com

Name: Nourse Farms
norm: nourse farms
Domain: noursefarms.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2016
Breach occurred: Feb 22, 2016 – Jul 16, 2016
Undetected for: 145 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 31, 2016
Affected individuals: 6,230state + nationwide
Data types: PIIFinancial accountAuthentication
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Submitted support request through SCTIB.sc.gov contact form
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Contracted a consultant with expert knowledge of website software
Implemented code to stop the malware
Migrated to a new hosting company
Implemented a different and more secure SSL Security Certificate
Generated new authentication encryption keys
Implemented a version control that will notify immediately if any code is changed without knowledge
Notified credit card processor
Sent notice to all affected persons
Changes made: Implemented code to stop the malware and prevent it from infiltrating again
Migrated to a new hosting company
Implemented a different and more secure SSL Security Certificate
Generated new authentication encryption keys
Implemented a version control system
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(46 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Business%20Resources%20Laws/Related%20Laws/Breaches/2016/NourseFarms.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 31, 2016
Raw hash: 0c38d0d3ed1d49ae5e91eab014cf615d7bb52a23ce7edb30e88c5bea5a47cb6f

Reporting entityNourse Farms

Victim entityNourse Farms

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2016

Stated responseContracted a consultant with expert knowledge of website software

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov