DisclosureLens
AccidentalRetail & ConsumerRetailMisdeliveryCustomer Data InvolvedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Government IDIdentity (basic)HighResolved

THE WENDY'S COMPANY

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 1, 2007

Filed

Jan 29, 2008

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,0064 in this filing

Confidence

63%
Full breach record for THE WENDY'S COMPANY →5 incidents on file

Wendy's International Inc. notified the NH Attorney General of an administrative error by third-party benefits administrator Life Choices Service Center. On Nov 29, 2007, printed 2008 Benefit Confirmation Statements incorrectly included dependent information (names, SSNs, DOBs) for other employees. Wendy's discovered the breach when employees reported incorrect statements. Corrected statements were mailed on Dec 21, 2007. Approximately 1,006 individuals were affected nationwide, including 4 in New Hampshire. Kroll Inc. was engaged to provide identity safeguards.

Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days
discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 59 days

Nov 29, 2007

Begins

Dec 1, 2007

Discovered

Jan 29, 2008

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,006 affectedView incident

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.