Social EngineeringRetail & ConsumerRetailPhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)CredentialsLowContained

R. J. Grondin & Sons, Inc.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 26, 2023

Filed

Apr 30, 2024

To disclose

27 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for R. J. Grondin & Sons, Inc. →

R.J. Grondin & Sons, Inc. notified consumers of a data security incident detected on October 26, 2023. An unauthorized actor accessed an employee's email account from October 12-19, 2023, potentially exposing names and email addresses. The company engaged forensic investigators, secured the network, and reported the incident to federal law enforcement. Complimentary identity protection services were offered to affected individuals.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday27 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 14 days

discovery → filing · 27 weeks / 187 days

Oct 12, 2023

Begins

Oct 26, 2023

Discovered

Apr 30, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+19 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_36d7397aa805cacb2024-05-02 · +2dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_d89306909dab799e2024-05-02 · +2dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_4a9133daa45f69992024-05-03 · +3dVerified

Name: R. J. Grondin & Sons, Inc.
norm: r j grondin sons

Name: R. J. Grondin & Sons, Inc.
norm: r j grondin sons
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Oct 26, 2023
Breach occurred: Oct 12, 2023 – Oct 19, 2023
Undetected for: 14 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 30, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Credentials
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported this incident to federal law enforcement
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Engaged a nationally recognized digital forensics firm to conduct an independent investigation
Took immediate steps to secure the network
Reported this incident to federal law enforcement
Offering complimentary identity protection services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 weeks(187 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Vermont State AGApr 30 · first · this page

Maine State AG+2d

New Hampshire State AG+2d

Massachusetts State AG+3d

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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-04-30-r-j-grondin-sons-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 30, 2024
Raw hash: ab7ada588396bfcead6f3f9b57debe3fba27153e6982b4371a11937c2df6d07b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityR. J. Grondin & Sons, Inc.

Victim entityR. J. Grondin & Sons, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Oct 26, 2023

Stated responseEngaged a nationally recognized digital forensics firm to conduct an independent investigation

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov