DisclosureLens
HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsLowContained

Char-Broil, LLC

bd_9c140743769d1c8f · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 21, 2017

Filed

May 25, 2017

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%
Full breach record for Char-Broil, LLC

Char-Broil, LLC disclosed that an unauthorized third party uploaded malicious code to its online store system between March 22 and April 21, 2017. The code was discovered on April 21, 2017. The incident potentially exposed payment card transaction information, including name, billing address, phone number, payment card number, expiration date, and CVV2 code, for customers who made purchases during that period. Char-Broil removed the code, notified law enforcement, engaged forensic experts, and is offering one year of credit monitoring via Equifax.

Incident timeline

undetected · 30 days
discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 34 days

Mar 22, 2017

Begins

Apr 21, 2017

Discovered

May 25, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

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 · 4 states

View merged incident ↗
Montana State AGMay 24 · first
New Hampshire State AGMay 24 · first
California State AG+1d · this page

Pattern: first filing May 24 (MT), last May 30 (MA) — a 6-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.