HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.

bd_835069d60ee13a0f · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 11, 2023

Filed

Nov 10, 2023

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,2251 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC. →

Spectrum Brands, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on May 30, 2023, discovered on August 11, 2023. The incident affected 3,225 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Personal information acquired included names and Social Security Numbers. Spectrum Brands provided written notification on November 13, 2023, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 11, 2023 → Filed with AG Nov 10, 202391d ⏱ ME AG >30d13 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 73 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 91 days

May 30, 2023

Begins

Aug 11, 2023

Discovered

Nov 10, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+3 wks slower

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

Part of Welltok supply-chain incident (2023) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_9b4f3bce6d4558b52023-11-10Verified
Vermont State AGbd_5df448f1419799732023-11-13 · +3dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_773af1aa7c745d522023-11-17 · +7dVerified

Name: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
norm: spectrum brands

Name: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
norm: spectrum brands
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Aug 11, 2023
Breach occurred: May 30, 2023
Undetected for: 73 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 13, 2023
Affected individuals: 3,225state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services from Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(91 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 91dME resident >60d · 94d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Aug 11, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Nov 10, 2023
91d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Aug 11, 2023
→ Notified: Nov 13, 2023
94d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 11, 2023 → Filed with AG: Nov 10, 2023	91d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Aug 11, 2023 → Notified: Nov 13, 2023	94d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGNov 10 · first

Maine State AGNov 10 · first · this page

Vermont State AG+3d

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Nov 10 (MA), last Nov 17 (NH) — a 7-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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/cb7a8464-a664-46eb-acd3-328a07172442.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 10, 2023
Raw hash: f4ff6afb2b16d239cc17b0fe58b97abff336b95499e7ec01575ab57f342da8c3

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.

Victim entitySPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 11, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov