DisclosureLens
HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailSkimmerBackdoor / C2Customer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsLowContained

Blade HQ

bd_8a34f4aeb2a21f7e · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 31, 2021

Filed

Apr 19, 2021

To disclose

19 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

64%
Full breach record for Blade HQ

Blade HQ experienced a data breach involving malware uploaded to its e-commerce websites (bladehq.com, etc.) between January 7, 2021, and March 22, 2021. The malware was used to 'skim' customer transaction data, potentially exposing names, addresses, email addresses, credit/debit card numbers, expiration dates, and CVV codes. The company became aware of unusual activity in late March 2021, engaged forensic investigators, removed the malware, deployed new servers, and implemented additional security measures. No specific count of affected individuals was disclosed.

California clockDiscovered Mar 31, 2021Notified Apr 19, 202119d CA 60-day OK19 days discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 83 days
discovery → filing · 19 days

Jan 7, 2021

Begins

Mar 31, 2021

Discovered

Apr 19, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Show 4 more filingsup to 5d gap

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 9 states

View merged incident ↗
Oregon State AGApr 19 · first
Washington State AGApr 19 · first
New Hampshire State AGApr 19 · first
California State AGApr 19 · first · this page

Pattern: first filing Apr 19 (OR), last Apr 24 (MA) — a 5-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.