HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMedium

Walmart Inc. (Amended)

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 25, 2024

Filed

Feb 26, 2024

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2041 in this filing

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Walmart Inc. (Amended) →

Walmart Inc. identified a data breach that occurred between December 3, 2023, and February 5, 2024. The breach, discovered on January 25, 2024, was the result of an external system hack. The incident affected 204 individuals, compromising their names and Social Security numbers. Walmart provided written notification to the affected individuals on February 23, 2024, and offered 24 months of identity theft and fraud monitoring services through Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 25, 2024 → Filed with AG Feb 26, 202432d ⏱ 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 · 53 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 32 days

Dec 3, 2023

Begins

Jan 25, 2024

Discovered

Feb 26, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed204 affectedView incident

Name: Walmart Inc. (Amended)
norm: walmart inc amended

Name: Walmart Inc. (Amended)
norm: walmart inc amended
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jan 25, 2024
Breach occurred: Dec 3, 2023 – Feb 5, 2024
Undetected for: 53 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 23, 2024
Affected individuals: 204state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected consumers
Changes made: Offered 24 months of identity theft and fraud monitoring services through Kroll
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(32 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 32d
Discovery-date grounding: 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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jan 25, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Feb 26, 2024
32d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 25, 2024 → Filed with AG: Feb 26, 2024	32d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/f3352d63-b9af-4faf-bb9a-8a60ccf4dc87.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 26, 2024
Raw hash: b2140c664f3fcd58b9105c2ede9237ac0be42d2a008a93e23662b10b1df1b7e9

Reporting entityWalmart Inc. (Amended)

Victim entityWalmart Inc. (Amended)

Incidentdiscovered Jan 25, 2024

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov