DisclosureLens
MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailRansomwareData ExfiltratedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Identity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

MovieMars.com

bd_9c399ad1cee2391d · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 1, 2016

Filed

Feb 21, 2017

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected

53state residents only

Confidence

64%
Full breach record for MovieMars.com

MovieMars.com notified customers of a data breach involving its third-party platform provider, Aptos, Inc. Malware was placed on Aptos' systems, allowing attackers to access customer payment card data and personal information (name, address, phone) from approximately February 2016 through December 2016. The breach was discovered in November 2016. Notification was delayed at the request of law enforcement.

Incident timeline

undetected · 274 days
discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 112 days

Feb 1, 2016

Begins

Nov 1, 2016

Discovered

Feb 21, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

+9 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed53 affectedView incident

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.