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Des Moines Cold Storage

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 14, 2021

Filed

Dec 6, 2021

To disclose

29 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Confidence

67%
Full breach record for Des Moines Cold Storage

Des Moines Cold Storage experienced a data security incident on or about May 14, 2021, involving suspicious activity in an employee's email account. Potentially exposed data included names, addresses, SSNs, and financial account information. The company engaged a cybersecurity firm, notified law enforcement, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 29 weeks / 206 days

May 14, 2021

Discovered

Dec 6, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+21 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2 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.