HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedFinancial accountIdentity (basic)PIILowContained

Filters Now, LLC

bd_b7c61c9dfd837804 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 17, 2022

Filed

Jul 19, 2022

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected

629state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

71%

Filters Now, LLC, a subsidiary of PPA Holdings, Inc., disclosed a cyberattack where an unauthorized actor accessed a customer database containing names and payment card information between July 23, 2019, and March 8, 2022. Suspicious activity was detected on March 17, 2022. The incident affected 629 Washington residents. Filters Now secured the website, implemented additional monitoring, and notified affected individuals.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d18 weeks 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 · 968 days

discovery → filing · 18 weeks / 124 days

Jul 23, 2019

Begins

Mar 17, 2022

Discovered

Jul 19, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+10 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

Maine State AGbd_43cfc14ff762b6222022-07-19Candidate
Montana State AGbd_88d33dc089b6262e2022-07-19Verified
California State AGbd_96fd30ff048e46322022-07-19Verified

Name: PPA Holdings, Inc.
norm: ppa holdings

Name: Filters Now, LLC
norm: filters now
Domain: filters-now.com
Also named: PPA Holdings, Inc.operating subsidiary ofholding company
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Mar 17, 2022
Breach occurred: Jul 23, 2019 – Mar 8, 2022
Undetected for: 968 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 19, 2022
Affected individuals: 629state-resident count only
Data types: PIIFinancial account
Data elements: NameFinancial account number
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 500+dexposure 500+d
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: notifying regulators of this event, as necessary
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Immediately launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the event
Promptly took steps to confirm the security of its website and database
Established a dedicated assistance telephone line to address any questions or concerns from notified individuals
Providing notice recipients with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Worked quickly to secure our website and implement additional network and endpoint monitoring to reduce the risk of recurrence
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(124 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
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.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Maine State AGJul 19 · first

Montana State AGJul 19 · first

California State AGJul 19 · first

Washington State AGJul 19 · first · this page

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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA12800.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 19, 2022
Raw hash: adb2d913bed0a77b03724d6d41e021995a99c64acba877c8ddb5062c96fdff17

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPPA Holdings, Inc.

Victim entityFilters Now, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Mar 17, 2022

Stated responseImmediately launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the event

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com