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The Computer Merchant, Ltd.

bd_80c1facf470aa579 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 1, 2025

Filed

Aug 20, 2025

To disclose

33 weeks

Affected

78state residents only

Linked

12 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for The Computer Merchant, Ltd.

The Computer Merchant, Ltd. notified affected individuals of a July 2024 cyberattack where an unauthorized party acquired personal information including names and Social Security numbers. The breach was discovered in January 2025 when data was found publicly available. The company wiped and restored systems, engaged forensic review, and is offering 12-24 months of identity theft protection services.

Incident timeline

undetected · 184 days
discovery → filing · 33 weeks / 231 days

Jul 1, 2024

Begins

Jan 1, 2025

Discovered

Aug 20, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+15 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

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Showing first 10 of 11 linked disclosures.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

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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.