HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Empire Parent, LLC; Empire Auto Parts, LLC

bd_8e2d32754c47f966 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 18, 2024

Filed

Feb 27, 2024

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for Empire Parent, LLC; Empire Auto Parts, LLC →2 incidents on file

Empire Parent, LLC and Empire Auto Parts, LLC notified consumers that an unauthorized individual accessed an email account on January 18, 2024. The investigation, concluded on January 31, 2024, determined that a document viewed by the intruder included personal information. The company engaged outside cybersecurity professionals and is offering complimentary credit monitoring.

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Vermont clock⏱ VT AG >14 bday6 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 40 days

Jan 18, 2024

Discovered

Feb 27, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_15dbdbbfd3e84b552024-02-27Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_a4f200375da2b9fb2024-02-27Verified

Name: Empire Parent, LLC; Empire Auto Parts, LLC
norm: empire parent llc empire auto parts

Name: Empire Parent, LLC; Empire Auto Parts, LLC
norm: empire parent llc empire auto parts
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jan 18, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 27, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals
Analyzed the extent of any compromise of the email account and the security of the emails and attachments contained within it
Offering a complimentary membership in Equifax Complete Premier
Set up a dedicated and confidential toll-free response line
Changes made: Taken additional precautions to safeguard personal information
Continually evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(40 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >14 bday
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗

Maine State AGFeb 27 · first

Massachusetts State AGFeb 27 · first

Vermont State AGFeb 27 · first · this page

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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-02-27-empire-parent-llc-empire-auto-parts-llc-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 27, 2024
Raw hash: 917ae537f1737be223502300fb45f33e74030abecd6cb7e21bc0370a580570f0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEmpire Parent, LLC; Empire Auto Parts, LLC

Victim entityEmpire Parent, LLC; Empire Auto Parts, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jan 18, 2024

Stated responseLaunched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals

ComplianceVT AG >14 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov