HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataTargetedData ExfiltratedPIIFinancial accountIdentity (basic)LowContained

Filters Now, LLC

bd_6779824b10c1000e · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 17, 2022

Filed

Jul 22, 2022

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected

130state residents only

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Filters Now, LLC →2 incidents on file

Filters Now, LLC, a subsidiary of PPA Holdings, Inc., notified the New Hampshire AG that an unknown individual gained unauthorized access to a customer database between July 23, 2019, and March 8, 2022. The breach affected 130 NH residents, exposing names and payment card information. Filters Now discovered the suspicious activity on March 17, 2022, and began notifying residents on July 19, 2022.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 968 days

discovery → filing · 18 weeks / 127 days

Jul 23, 2019

Begins

Mar 17, 2022

Discovered

Jul 22, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+11 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed130 affectedView incident

Name: PPA Holdings, Inc.
norm: ppa holdings

Name: Filters Now, LLC
norm: filters now
Domain: filters-now.com
Also named: PPA Holdings, Inc.operating subsidiary ofholding company
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Mar 17, 2022
Breach occurred: Jul 23, 2019 – Mar 8, 2022
Undetected for: 968 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 19, 2022
Affected individuals: 130state-resident count only
Data types: PIIFinancial accountIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General Consumer Protection Bureau

During the incident: Launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the event
Undertook a thorough review of its records to determine which customers made purchases during that time
Took steps to confirm the security of its website and database
Established a dedicated assistance telephone line to address any questions or concerns from notified individuals
Providing notice recipients with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Implemented additional network and endpoint monitoring to reduce the risk of recurrence
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(127 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/ppa-holdings-filters-now-20220722.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 22, 2022
Raw hash: e833d6d352b1970c62e7d232f43478f8903e899604bb2da58e794bc08a86f46a

Reporting entityPPA Holdings, Inc.

Victim entityFilters Now, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Mar 17, 2022

Stated responseLaunched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the event

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov