HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Aaron's, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 9, 2021

Filed

Jan 30, 2023

To disclose

18 months

Affected

1,764state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Aaron's, LLC →2 incidents on file

Aaron's, LLC notified via South Carolina AG that an unauthorized person accessed IT systems between July 19-28, 2021. Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP discovered the incident on August 9, 2021. Customer names were potentially exposed. Aaron's determined PII was involved after reviewing documents on November 16, 2022. Notices sent December 13, 2022.

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South Carolina clock✓ SC CRA notice due18 months 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

undetected · 21 days

discovery → filing · 18 months / 539 days

Jul 19, 2021

Begins

Aug 9, 2021

Discovered

Jan 30, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+69 wks slower

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_bec102cefef674632022-12-13 · +48dCandidate

Name: SMITH GAMBRELL & RUSSELL LLP
norm: smith gambrell russell
Domain: sgrlaw.com

Name: Aaron's, LLC
norm: aaron s
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Aug 9, 2021
Breach occurred: Jul 19, 2021 – Jul 28, 2021
Undetected for: 21 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 13, 2022
Affected individuals: 1,764state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: contacted law enforcementnotified and is cooperating with law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Implemented our incident response protocols
Contacted law enforcement
Hired external computer forensic specialists and other consultants
Hired a vendor to review the potentially impacted documents
Notified and is cooperating with law enforcement
Changes made: Deployed enhanced endpoint monitoring software on our computers and servers
Performed a global password reset for all users
Provided additional security training
Implemented several other security controls
Offering identity theft protection services through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 months(539 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: SC CRA notice due
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 · 2 filings · 2 states

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New Hampshire State AGDec 13 · first

South Carolina State AG+48d · this page

Pattern: first filing Dec 13 (NH), last Jan 30 (SC) — a 48-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://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Business%20Resources%20Laws/Related%20Laws/Breaches/2023/Aarons.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 30, 2023
Raw hash: 14ddef5f22c5b578c34c5e4275d8833bdbd6e6d634ab4d29ac1467423cd912b4

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySMITH GAMBRELL & RUSSELL LLP

Victim entityAaron's, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Aug 9, 2021

Stated responseImplemented our incident response protocols

ComplianceSC CRA notice due

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov