AccidentalOtherMisdeliveryCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancialMediumResolved

Shambhala USA

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 18, 2026

Filed

Mar 12, 2026

To disclose

22 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Shambhala USA →

Shambhala USA dba Karme Choling notified Vermont AG of an accidental disclosure of W-2 forms containing PII (SSN, name, address) of employees/former employees due to mailing errors. Incident discovered Feb 18, 2026. No misuse indicated. Affected count undisclosed.

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Vermont clock⏱ VT AG >14 bday22 days discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 48 days

discovery → filing · 22 days

Jan 1, 2026

Begins

Feb 18, 2026

Discovered

Mar 12, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView incident

Name: Shambhala USA
norm: shambhala usa

Name: Shambhala USA
norm: shambhala usa
Also named: Shambhala USAdba oflegal entity
Karme Cholingdba oftrade name
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Feb 18, 2026
Breach occurred: Jan 1, 2026 – Feb 18, 2026
Undetected for: 48 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 12, 2026
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unknown

During the incident: Contacted known recipients and requested secure destruction and/or return of documents
Conducted a review of our mailing procedures
Implemented additional protocols and staff training regarding the handling of documents containing personal identifying information
Changes made: Implemented additional protocols and staff training regarding the handling of documents containing personal identifying information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 days(22 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >14 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/2026-03-12-shambhala-usa-dba-karme-choling-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 12, 2026
Raw hash: dbb9712a27805ce1e314e57ba472f527b0bf46065b66de1bbfdce2146dd71144

Reporting entityShambhala USA

Victim entityShambhala USA

Incidentdiscovered Feb 18, 2026

Stated responseContacted known recipients and requested secure destruction and/or return of documents

ComplianceVT AG >14 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov