HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Biersch Inc.

bd_a83ace3f21cb2a5c · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 2, 2021

Filed

Apr 1, 2022

To disclose

26 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Biersch Inc. →

Biersch Inc. d/b/a Universal Industries, Inc. notified Montana residents of a cybersecurity incident where an unknown actor accessed systems between Sept 29 and Oct 2, 2021. The company discovered the activity on Oct 2, 2021, and notified law enforcement. Data viewed/downloaded likely included names. The company offered 24 months of credit monitoring via Experian.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 26 weeks / 181 days

Sep 29, 2021

Begins

Oct 2, 2021

Discovered

Apr 1, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+18 wks slower

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

Name: Biersch Inc.
norm: biersch

Name: Biersch Inc.
norm: biersch
Also named: Biersch Inc.dba oflegal entity
Universal Industries, Inc.dba oftrade name
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Oct 2, 2021
Breach occurred: Sep 29, 2021 – Oct 2, 2021
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 1, 2022
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported the event to federal law enforcement

During the incident: Disconnected affected systems from the network
Commenced an extensive investigation
Reported the event to federal law enforcement
Worked with data specialists to conduct a comprehensive review
Conducted a manual review of records
Offered complimentary access to twenty-four (24) months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian
Changes made: Secured the environment
Offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 weeks(181 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-Notification-Letter-287.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 1, 2022
Raw hash: 412d8cc345dcd454fb0e0d3bb39b3638c6039015b52f3006073ef70efdfb47f4

Reporting entityBiersch Inc.

Victim entityBiersch Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Oct 2, 2021

Stated responseDisconnected affected systems from the network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov