MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailInfostealerCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedFinancial accountIdentity (basic)LowContained

AeroGrow International Inc

bd_783164df3d6bebca · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

May 5, 2015

Filed

Jun 3, 2015

To disclose

29 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for AeroGrow International Inc →2 incidents on file

AeroGrow International, Inc. disclosed a data breach affecting customer credit card information. Malware infiltrated online servers between October 15, 2014, and April 27, 2015, capturing payment card account numbers, expiration dates, and CVV codes during transaction entry. The company discovered the incident on May 5, 2015, contained the threat, and notified customers on June 2, 2015. Free identity protection services were offered to affected individuals.

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California clockDiscovered May 5, 2015 → Notified Jun 2, 201528d ✓ CA 60-day OK29 days discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 202 days

discovery → filing · 29 days

Oct 15, 2014

Begins

May 5, 2015

Discovered

Jun 3, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_5cca8b0b0463a2282015-06-03Verified
California State AGbd_15c9ef680eaa947d2015-07-09 · +36dCandidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_1bb42a0e6c82eaec2015-07-09 · +36dVerified

Name: AeroGrow International Inc
norm: aerogrow international

Name: AeroGrow International Inc
norm: aerogrow international
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: May 5, 2015
Breach occurred: Oct 15, 2014 – Apr 27, 2015
Undetected for: 202 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 2, 2015
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Financial accountIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Hired cybersecurity specialists to investigate the incident
Eradicated the cause of the compromise within days
Alerted law enforcement authorities
Changes made: Offering free access to ProtectMyID Elite identity protection product provided by Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 days(29 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 28d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: May 5, 2015
→ Notified: Jun 2, 2015
28d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: May 5, 2015 → Notified: Jun 2, 2015	28d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 2 states

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New Hampshire State AGJun 3 · first

California State AGJun 3 · first · this page

California State AG+36d

New Hampshire State AG+36d

Pattern: first filing Jun 3 (NH), last Jul 9 (NH) — a 36-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-56231
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 3, 2015
Raw hash: e055e1c46542f15956ea096e51e0338083884263ea2c4b0facc579fb8129316c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAeroGrow International Inc

Victim entityAeroGrow International Inc

Incidentdiscovered May 5, 2015

Stated responseHired cybersecurity specialists to investigate the incident

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov