MalwareTechnologyRetail & ConsumerInformationRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Beauty Essence

bd_8b4207171c687af1 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jun 14, 2023

Filed

Feb 8, 2024

To disclose

34 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Beauty Essence →2 incidents on file

Beauty Essence, Inc. reported a ransomware attack detected on June 14, 2023, which exposed PII of 2 New Hampshire residents. The company engaged outside cybersecurity experts, secured its network, and implemented additional security improvements recommended by third-party experts.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 34 weeks / 239 days

Jun 14, 2023

Discovered

Dec 26, 2023

Scope determined

Feb 8, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+15 wks slower

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_9fd445be7f46d2732024-02-21 · +13dCandidate

Name: Beauty Essence
norm: beauty essence

Name: Beauty Essence
norm: beauty essence
Industry: TechnologyllmRetail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jun 14, 2023
Materiality determined: Dec 26, 2023
Notification sent: Feb 8, 2024
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Attorney General John Formella, Office of the Attorney General Consumer Protection Bureau

During the incident: Immediately took steps to secure its network and mitigate against any additional harm
Promptly launched an investigation assisted by outside cybersecurity experts
Strengthened its network and implemented additional security improvements recommended by third-party cyber security experts
Changes made: Continually evaluating and modifying its practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of the personal information it maintains
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 34 weeks(239 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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New Hampshire State AGFeb 8 · first · this page

Maine State AG+13d

Pattern: first filing Feb 8 (NH), last Feb 21 (ME) — 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/beauty-essence-20240208.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 8, 2024
Raw hash: cf5a9949d45e390d9889bf7380a605cc28aa72a6f3ae3bac5cecd5d7de9d44fd

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBeauty Essence

Victim entityBeauty Essence

Incidentdiscovered Jun 14, 2023

Stated responseImmediately took steps to secure its network and mitigate against any additional harm

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov