HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsLowContained

Walsworth Publishing Company

bd_67bb34e34f3e7cad · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 9, 2024

Filed

Nov 22, 2024

To disclose

41 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

11 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Walsworth Publishing Company →2 incidents on file

Walsworth Publishing Company notified Vermont AG on 2024-11-22 of a data security incident discovered on 2024-02-09 involving its website. The incident potentially exposed names, payment card numbers, expiration dates, and CVVs. Walsworth engaged cybersecurity experts, secured the site, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring. No specific affected count was provided.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday41 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

discovery → filing · 41 weeks / 287 days

Feb 9, 2024

Discovered

Nov 1, 2024

Scope determined

Nov 22, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+31 wks slower

This filing is one of 11 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

South Carolina State AGbd_202bc0ea302b83da2024-11-22Candidate
Washington State AGbd_3287fdfe451ecf102024-11-22Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_67484b333d96e0092024-11-22Verified
Oregon State AGbd_69ad9c043ff80bb02024-11-22Verified

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Indiana State AGbd_a45fbbd74447be232024-11-22Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_ac3c3b99ea518e912024-11-22Verified
Maine State AGbd_af0306306abfa18e2024-11-22Verified
Montana State AGbd_f9c492d660ecbd622024-11-22Verified
California State AGbd_fc97bff18fca01202024-11-22Verified
Idaho State AGbd_399c05183b76a4ff2024-11-27 · +5dVerified

Name: Walsworth Publishing Company
norm: walsworth publishing
Domain: walsworthyearbooks.com

Name: Walsworth Publishing Company
norm: walsworth publishing
Domain: walsworthyearbooks.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Feb 9, 2024
Materiality determined: Nov 1, 2024
Notification sent: Nov 22, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to secure the website
Hired cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation
Coordinated efforts with the payment card processor
Implemented additional measures to enhance the security of its website
Providing you with access to 12 months of complimentary identity protection services through CyEx
Changes made: Implemented additional measures to enhance the security of its website
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 41 weeks(287 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 · 11 filings · 11 states

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South Carolina State AGNov 22 · first

Washington State AGNov 22 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 22 · first

Oregon State AGNov 22 · first

Indiana State AGNov 22 · first

New Hampshire State AGNov 22 · first

Maine State AGNov 22 · first

Montana State AGNov 22 · first

California State AGNov 22 · first

Vermont State AGNov 22 · first · this page

Idaho State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Nov 22 (SC), last Nov 27 (ID) — a 5-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/2024-11-22-walsworth-publishing-company-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 22, 2024
Raw hash: e40509970e6ee696e039c958c643fc68a9e91094a6e2d652983e489a06d3758f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWalsworth Publishing Company

Victim entityWalsworth Publishing Company

Incidentdiscovered Feb 9, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure the website

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov