DisclosureLens
HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailSkimmerCustomer Data InvolvedFinancial accountFinancial credentialsLowContained

AeroGrow International Inc

bd_8a5652e1e1595828 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 4, 2019

Filed

Apr 4, 2019

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%
Full breach record for AeroGrow International Inc →2 incidents on file

AeroGrow International, Inc. disclosed that malicious code (likely a skimmer) was present on its eCommerce vendor's payment page between October 29, 2018, and March 4, 2019. The code potentially compromised payment card numbers, expiration dates, and CVV/CVC codes. The company discovered the incident on March 4, 2019, removed the code, secured the website, notified law enforcement, and engaged third-party experts. Identity protection services were offered to affected customers.

Incident timeline

undetected · 126 days
discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 31 days

Oct 29, 2018

Begins

Mar 4, 2019

Discovered

Apr 4, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Show 1 more filing ↓up to 13d gap

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

View merged incident ↗
Oregon State AGApr 4 · first
Montana State AGApr 4 · first
California State AGApr 4 · first · this page

Pattern: first filing Apr 4 (MA), last Apr 17 (NH) — 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.