HackingRetail & ConsumerTechnologyRetailStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataTargetedPIIPCIIdentity (basic)LowContained

MBS Textbook Exchange, LLC

bd_b01c28ab5935cf03 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 19, 2020

Filed

Apr 30, 2020

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

6state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for MBS Textbook Exchange, LLC →

MBS Textbook Exchange, LLC notified customers of unauthorized code inserted into its inSite e-commerce platform between Feb 18-21, 2020. The code potentially captured cardholder data (names, card numbers, CVV). MBS engaged forensic investigators, removed the code, and enhanced security protocols.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 71 days

Feb 18, 2020

Begins

Feb 19, 2020

Discovered

Apr 30, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+3 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_5b0860982234de502020-04-30Verified
Indiana State AGbd_ef63695d3fe284d42020-04-30Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_13f039b17cdb09da2020-05-01 · +1dVerified

Name: MBS Textbook Exchange, LLC
norm: mbs textbook exchange

Name: MBS Textbook Exchange, LLC
norm: mbs textbook exchange
Industry: Retail & ConsumerllmTechnologyllm

Discovered: Feb 19, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 18, 2020 – Feb 21, 2020
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 20, 2020
Affected individuals: 6state-resident count only
Data types: PIIPCIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1056 Input Capture
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: notice to the payment card networksnotice to law enforcement
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation into this incident with the assistance of a well-known cybersecurity forensic firm
Removed the unauthorized code from the website MBS operates for Bookstore
Enhanced MBS’s data security protocols
Implemented procedures to further safeguard inSite and all MBS systems
Changes made: Enhanced MBS’s data security protocols
Implemented procedures to further safeguard inSite and all MBS systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(71 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGApr 30 · first

Indiana State AGApr 30 · first

Montana State AGApr 30 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+1d

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/General-Notice-81.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 30, 2020
Raw hash: bb609635b02184bc991506440ae20712fc78bca6fe2370ba3e936657e6a55e39

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMBS Textbook Exchange, LLC

Victim entityMBS Textbook Exchange, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 19, 2020

Stated responseLaunched an investigation into this incident with the assistance of a well-known cybersecurity forensic firm

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov