MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailRansomwareData ExfiltratedPCIFinancial accountIdentity (basic)LowContained

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 25, 2017

Filed

Jun 5, 2017

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC. →6 incidents on file

Chipotle Mexican Grill reported a supplemental finding regarding a POS malware incident affecting track data from March 24 to April 18, 2017. The malware accessed payment card data at certain locations. Chipotle removed the malware, engaged forensic firms, and supported law enforcement. No specific affected individual count was disclosed in this filing.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 32 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 41 days

Mar 24, 2017

Begins

Apr 25, 2017

Discovered

Jun 5, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

2 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

South Carolina State AGbd_59524e43cb4ebde02017-05-30 · +6dVerified
California State AGbd_4e513ecdc74035352017-05-26 · +10dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_68391e5edcfbc00a2017-05-26 · +10dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_99ddd997d03160572017-05-26 · +10dVerified

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Oregon State AGbd_f910c3c2c36eafa82017-05-26 · +10dCandidate

Name: CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.
norm: chipotle mexican grill
Domain: chipotle.com

Name: CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.
norm: chipotle mexican grill
Domain: chipotle.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Apr 25, 2017
Breach occurred: Mar 24, 2017 – Apr 18, 2017
Undetected for: 32 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 26, 2017
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PCIFinancial accountIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Support law enforcement’s investigation
Initial access: external_remote_services

During the incident: Removed the malware
Work with cyber security firms to evaluate ways to enhance its security measures
Support law enforcement’s investigation
Work with the payment card networks so that the banks that issue payment cards can be made aware and initiate heightened monitoring
Changes made: Work with cyber security firms to evaluate ways to enhance its security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(41 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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California State AGMay 26 · first

New Hampshire State AGMay 26 · first

Massachusetts State AGMay 26 · first

Oregon State AGMay 26 · first

South Carolina State AG+4d

Montana State AG+10d · this page

Pattern: first filing May 26 (CA), last Jun 5 (MT) — a 10-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/Chipotle-Mexican-Grill.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 5, 2017
Raw hash: 14257ab992d98082d5fcf1d71aed685fe6d58b00dbdef098435f08444ccbde56

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.

Victim entityCHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Apr 25, 2017

Stated responseRemoved the malware

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov