HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

Kayser-Roth, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 6, 2017

Filed

Jul 5, 2017

To disclose

21 weeks

Affected

90,548

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Kayser-Roth, Inc. →3 incidents on file

Kayser-Roth Corporation notified customers of a data breach involving its third-party payment processor, Aptos Inc. An intrusion into Aptos' systems occurred between February 1, 2016, and December 6, 2016, compromising names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and payment card information for approximately 90,548 customers. Kayser-Roth became aware of the intrusion on February 6, 2017. Aptos engaged Mandiant for forensic investigation, removed malicious software, and implemented additional security measures. No evidence of fraudulent use was found.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 371 days

discovery → filing · 21 weeks / 149 days

Feb 1, 2016

Begins

Feb 6, 2017

Discovered

Jul 5, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

+14 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of Aptos supply-chain incident (2017) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

South Carolina State AGbd_08f13f5794e8a6ea2017-07-05Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_cff9302ab13ddd092017-07-05Verified
Montana State AGbd_b53bf980330e0a422017-07-03 · +2dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_c8f623bb36a6f0112017-06-20 · +15dCandidate

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 35d gap

Washington State AGbd_656a73d558860e4e2017-06-19 · +16dVerified
Montana State AGbd_07a3d2a27cc5b7c62017-08-09 · +35dVerified by operator

Name: Kayser-Roth, Inc.
norm: kayser roth

Name: Kayser-Roth, Inc.
norm: kayser roth
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Feb 6, 2017
Breach occurred: Feb 1, 2016 – Dec 6, 2016
Undetected for: 371 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 90,548nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Worked with the FBI Cyber division and the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate this incidentReceived an official request from the FBI to defer disclosure for a minimum of 60 days
Third party: via Aptos Inc.
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Conducted our own review of the matter
Worked with the FBI Cyber division and the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate this incident
Engaged Mandiant, a forensic cybersecurity firm, to assist with stopping and remedying the data security breach
Removed malicious software used to access the system
Deployed additional integrity monitoring software
Implemented changes to its systems for best-in-class security
Established a dedicated, toll-free hotline to call for any questions
Changes made: Deployed additional integrity monitoring software to alert to any similar attack
Implemented changes to its systems for best-in-class security
Continuing to implement improvements, including working closely with Aptos, to keep safe all personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 weeks(149 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 6 states

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Washington State AGJun 19 · first

Oregon State AG+1d

Montana State AG+14d

South Carolina State AG+16d

New Hampshire State AG+16d

California State AG+16d · this page

Montana State AG+51d

Pattern: first filing Jun 19 (WA), last Aug 9 (MT) — a 51-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.

Source URL: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-100086
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 5, 2017
Raw hash: 00c5b579c9af420a941240421c49a4a41139ed4fc74c03884ff5ff0268ef6fa7

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKayser-Roth, Inc.

Victim entityKayser-Roth, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 6, 2017

Stated responseConducted our own review of the matter

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov