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PhysicalRetail & ConsumerRetailTheftEmployee Data InvolvedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)EmploymentMediumActive

Cheddar's Casual Cafe, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 21, 2017

Filed

Nov 15, 2017

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

18state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

63%
Full breach record for Cheddar's Casual Cafe, Inc.

Cheddar's Casual Cafe, Inc. reported a physical break-in at a corporate facility in Texas on July 21, 2017, resulting in the theft of laptops and a hard drive. The incident affected approximately 18 New Hampshire residents, involving employee personal information (SSN, contact info, employment records) and limited guest information. Law enforcement was notified and the investigation is ongoing. Identity theft protection services were offered to affected individuals.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 117 days

Jul 21, 2017

Begins

Jul 21, 2017

Discovered

Nov 15, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

+9 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗
New Hampshire State AGSep 29 · first
Montana State AGSep 29 · first
New Hampshire State AG+47d · this page

Pattern: first filing Sep 29 (NH), last Nov 15 (NH) — a 47-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.