HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsMediumContained

Lee Valley Tools Ltd.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 12, 2025

Filed

Apr 9, 2025

To disclose

28 days

Affected · nationwide

57,707936 in this filing

Linked

12 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Lee Valley Tools Ltd. →

Lee Valley Tools, Ltd. reported an external system breach (hacking) affecting 57,707 individuals, including 936 Maine residents. Unauthorized access occurred between October 8, 2024, and March 12, 2025. Compromised data included names, addresses, and credit card details (number, expiration, CVV). Notices were sent on April 15, 2025, offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 12, 2025 → Filed with AG Apr 9, 202528d ✓ ME AG ≤30d28 days 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 · 155 days

discovery → filing · 28 days

Oct 8, 2024

Begins

Mar 12, 2025

Discovered

Apr 9, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 12 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_139ccbe30b5ad8832025-04-09Candidate
California State AGbd_282e04dbb9abf7692025-04-09Verified
Washington State AGbd_66a53e9ed7c3a6c62025-04-09Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_66e2c81b16d18c742025-04-09Verified

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Montana State AGbd_953ddd96e9b47b222025-04-09Verified
Iowa State AGbd_ab281943513ee6e92025-04-09Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_6dd1c90dae4948152025-04-15 · +6dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_9a4c3955773a1f402025-04-15 · +6dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_fead9dabf61f395c2025-04-15 · +6dVerified
Texas State AGbd_83238aebbe215bf42025-06-06 · +58dVerified

Showing first 10 of 11 linked disclosures.

Name: Lee Valley Tools Ltd.
norm: lee valley tools-ca
Domain: leevalley.com

Name: Lee Valley Tools Ltd.
norm: lee valley tools-ca
Domain: leevalley.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Mar 12, 2025
Breach occurred: Oct 8, 2024 – Mar 12, 2025
Undetected for: 155 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 15, 2025
Affected individuals: 57,707state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation
Engaged cybersecurity experts
Took steps to secure our website and customer data
Notify law enforcement
Inform affected individuals
Offering you access to 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services
Changes made: Enhance the security of our website
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 days(28 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 28d
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: Mar 12, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Apr 9, 2025
28d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 12, 2025 → Filed with AG: Apr 9, 2025	28d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

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Oregon State AGApr 9 · first

California State AGApr 9 · first

Washington State AGApr 9 · first

New Hampshire State AGApr 9 · first

Montana State AGApr 9 · first

Iowa State AGApr 9 · first

Maine State AGApr 9 · first · this page

Nebraska State AG+6d

Vermont State AG+6d

Indiana State AG+6d

Texas State AG+58d

Pattern: first filing Apr 9 (OR), last Jun 6 (TX) — a 58-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 11 — the full spread may be wider.

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-a1252b4f8318/5e7b6e0a-fb5a-4e82-8ee5-7ebea20a15d5.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 9, 2025
Raw hash: 7595fe799ff6707915289d03b49ce23e73f3063080033ad32012d62c85a4e858

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityLee Valley Tools Ltd.

Victim entityLee Valley Tools Ltd.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 12, 2025

Stated responseLaunched an investigation

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov