DisclosureLens
HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentialsHealth (basic)PHIHighContained

Self Esteem Brands, LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 26, 2024

Filed

Dec 20, 2024

To disclose

24 days

Affected · nationwide

2,43033 in this filing

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for Self Esteem Brands, LLC

Self Esteem Brands, LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) where an unauthorized actor accessed employee email accounts and obtained files from servers. The incident affected 2,430 individuals, including 33 Maine residents. Compromised data included names, SSNs, driver's license numbers, and potentially financial and health information. Notification was sent on December 20, 2024, offering one year of credit monitoring.

Maine clockDiscovered Nov 26, 2024Filed with AG Dec 20, 202424d ME AG ≤30d24 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 · 343 days
discovery → filing · 24 days

Dec 19, 2023

Begins

Nov 26, 2024

Discovered

Dec 20, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 10 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Show 5 more filingsup to 362d gap

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 8 states

View merged incident ↗
Massachusetts State AGDec 20 · first
California State AGDec 20 · first
New Hampshire State AGDec 20 · first
Indiana State AGDec 20 · first
Vermont State AGDec 20 · first
Maine State AGDec 20 · first · this page

Pattern: first filing Dec 20 (MA), last Dec 17 (MD) — a 362-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.