HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitZero-DaySupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)CVE-2024-50623CVE-2024-55956HighContained

THE HERTZ CORPORATION

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Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 10, 2025

Filed

Apr 14, 2025

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

4,123state residents only

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for THE HERTZ CORPORATION →3 incidents on file

The Hertz Corporation notified the Rhode Island Attorney General of a privacy event involving its vendor, Cleo Communications US LLC. An unauthorized third party exploited zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-50623, CVE-2024-55956) in Cleo's file transfer platform in October and December 2024, acquiring Hertz data. The incident affected approximately 4,123 Rhode Island residents, exposing names, contact info, DOB, payment card data, driver's license info, and workers' comp/Medicare data. Hertz reported the event to law enforcement, engaged Kroll for two years of identity monitoring, and began notifying affected individuals on April 11, 2025.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 132 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 63 days

Oct 1, 2024

Begins

Feb 10, 2025

Discovered

Apr 14, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

This filing is one of 10 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_ac4d00b21e3d316a2025-04-14Verified
Maine State AGbd_2c96b0a6f7ae2ca62025-04-11 · +3dCandidate
Washington State AGbd_3f5803c2f674c4ba2025-04-11 · +3dVerified
Montana State AGbd_88c1a4f18148e5ca2025-04-11 · +3dVerified

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California State AGbd_a4ca81d4d55c4b9b2025-04-11 · +3dVerified
Delaware State AGbd_bae3ed4100ea194a2025-04-11 · +3dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_d6a8b36608cf60032025-04-11 · +3dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_f5e59707561fd35b2025-04-11 · +3dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_b3aa3f6351a7be422025-04-01 · +13dVerified

Name: THE HERTZ CORPORATION
norm: the hertz

Name: THE HERTZ CORPORATION
norm: the hertz
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Feb 10, 2025
Breach occurred: Oct 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Undetected for: 132 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 11, 2025
Affected individuals: 4,123state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reporting the Event to relevant regulators, including the Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General
Third party: via Cleo Communications US LLC
Initial access: exploit_public_facing
CVE references: CVE-2024-50623 CVE-2024-55956

During the incident: Reported this Event to law enforcement
Secured the services of Kroll to provide two years of identity monitoring services
Mailed notification letters to potentially impacted individuals
Notified the population via email and through a notice on Hertz’s websites
Changes made: Cleo took steps to investigate the Event and address the identified vulnerabilities
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(63 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

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Illinois State AGApr 1 · first

Maine State AG+10d

Washington State AG+10d

Montana State AG+10d

California State AG+10d

Delaware State AG+10d

Nebraska State AG+10d

Vermont State AG+10d

New Hampshire State AG+13d

Rhode Island State AG+13d · this page

Pattern: first filing Apr 1 (IL), last Apr 14 (RI) — a 13-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://riag.ri.gov/media/7456/download
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 14, 2025
Raw hash: d762efe8b4546ba477425dcbd272bd0ade3c4c91f7640827a7030c98582241e0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTHE HERTZ CORPORATION

Victim entityTHE HERTZ CORPORATION

Incidentdiscovered Feb 10, 2025

Stated responseReported this Event to law enforcement

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceriag.ri.gov