HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

Bibles in Bulk

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 29, 2023

Filed

Jul 28, 2023

To disclose

29 days

Affected · nationwide

5,45719 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Bibles in Bulk →

Bibles in Bulk experienced an external system breach (hacking) on April 27, 2023, discovered on June 29, 2023. The incident affected 5,457 individuals, including 19 Maine residents. Acquired data included names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers (with security codes/PINs). The company provided written notification on July 28, 2023, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 29, 2023 → Filed with AG Jul 28, 202329d ✓ ME AG ≤30d29 days discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 63 days

discovery → filing · 29 days

Apr 27, 2023

Begins

Jun 29, 2023

Discovered

Jul 28, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_06c013668bcfe6b32023-07-28Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_37b67c6df8c6dedb2023-07-28Verified
Montana State AGbd_9c6af6721d3e95192023-07-28Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_f24cf0004097697c2023-07-28Verified

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Vermont State AGbd_0aec051b7ef7095a2023-07-11 · +17dVerified

Name: Bibles in Bulk
norm: bibles in bulk

Name: Bibles in Bulk
norm: bibles in bulk
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jun 29, 2023
Breach occurred: Apr 27, 2023
Undetected for: 63 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 28, 2023
Affected individuals: 5,457state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected consumers
Offered 12 months of 1B credit monitoring through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 days(29 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 29d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jun 29, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Jul 28, 2023
29d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 29, 2023 → Filed with AG: Jul 28, 2023	29d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Vermont State AGJul 11 · first

Vermont State AG+17d

Massachusetts State AG+17d

Montana State AG+17d

Indiana State AG+17d

Maine State AG+17d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 11 (VT), last Jul 28 (ME) — a 17-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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/1ca553b2-15db-495f-8465-5fa3ce7dee31.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 28, 2023
Raw hash: 52b7e902feb5d785b5dc40a286fd4506b25c002ae88aedb8eb6dc6b96c34c82f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBibles in Bulk

Victim entityBibles in Bulk

Incidentdiscovered Jun 29, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov