HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsLowContained

COMBE INCORPORATED

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 20, 2019

Filed

Mar 1, 2019

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for COMBE INCORPORATED →2 incidents on file

Combe Incorporated notified the NH Attorney General of a security incident on its vendor-hosted website (justformen.com). Unauthorized access occurred Jan 15-22, 2019, exposing customer PII and payment card data (including CVV). 2 NH residents affected. Combe engaged a security firm, enhanced website security, and notified affected customers.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 40 days

Jan 15, 2019

Begins

Jan 20, 2019

Discovered

Mar 1, 2019

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

Massachusetts State AGbd_7d2743375bb269f92019-02-28 · +1dVerified
Montana State AGbd_bc1d71c0cb037b792019-02-28 · +1dCandidate

Name: BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
norm: baker hostetler

Name: COMBE INCORPORATED
norm: combe
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jan 20, 2019
Breach occurred: Jan 15, 2019 – Jan 22, 2019
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 28, 2019
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Began an investigation with the assistance of a computer security firm
Began mailing written notifications to affected individuals
Provided a telephone number for all notified individuals to call with any questions
Changes made: Enhanced the security measures for its website
Working with the payment card networks so that banks that issue payment cards can be made aware
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(40 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGFeb 28 · first

Montana State AGFeb 28 · first

New Hampshire State AG+1d · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/combe-20190301.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 1, 2019
Raw hash: 9cf609a22606ba04259157e4ad19c3a18dafd8e8b8bf30126dd53f7109ab0380

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBAKER & HOSTETLER LLP

Victim entityCOMBE INCORPORATED

Incidentdiscovered Jan 20, 2019

Stated responseBegan an investigation with the assistance of a computer security firm

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov