HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsCredentialsLowContained

CertifiKID Holdings, LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 25, 2016

Filed

May 5, 2016

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for CertifiKID Holdings, LLC →

CertifiKid LLC discovered malicious software code inserted into its e-commerce server between January 25 and March 19, 2016, on March 25, 2016. The breach compromised customer data including names, email addresses, usernames, passwords, and saved credit card information (numbers, expiration dates, security codes). CertifiKid engaged third-party experts, notified card brands, and offered one year of identity monitoring via Kroll.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 60 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 41 days

Jan 25, 2016

Begins

Mar 25, 2016

Discovered

May 5, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_21ce2914de949c4d2016-05-05Verified
Montana State AGbd_ba182c438b8bba0f2016-05-05Candidate
Washington State AGbd_c2daad87d2bea8f92016-05-05Verified
Oregon State AGbd_22dee931a80c352a2016-05-27 · +22dVerified

Name: CertifiKID Holdings, LLC
norm: certifikid holdings

Name: CertifiKID Holdings, LLC
norm: certifikid holdings
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Mar 25, 2016
Breach occurred: Jan 25, 2016 – Mar 19, 2016
Undetected for: 60 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsCredentials
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged third party experts to assist with this response
Consulting with legal, credit card processing, card brand, information technology and security experts
Notified the major card brands affected by this data breach
Provided affected card numbers to card brands to flag any unauthorized or fraudulent use
Established a call center service so that you can speak with a live operator
Taken immediate measures to prevent further unauthorized access to customer payment and other personal information
Changes made: Secured the services of Kroll to provide identity monitoring at no cost for one year
Following recommendations to protect the affected persons and to ensure that this type of disclosure will not again occur
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(41 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Massachusetts State AGMay 5 · first

Montana State AGMay 5 · first

Washington State AGMay 5 · first

California State AGMay 5 · first · this page

Oregon State AG+22d

Pattern: first filing May 5 (MA), last May 27 (OR) — a 22-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/sb24-61677
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 5, 2016
Raw hash: d46f71b3634db2c14e247c24eb4a639077585e510e3babeb3fc1e80c49959dd9

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCertifiKID Holdings, LLC

Victim entityCertifiKID Holdings, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Mar 25, 2016

Stated responseEngaged third party experts to assist with this response

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov