MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedDelayed DiscoveryMulti-Stage ChainFinancial accountIdentity (basic)LowContained

Combat Brands

bd_c19d9bec8cfbd35b · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 25, 2017

Filed

Dec 11, 2017

To disclose

46 weeks

Affected

956state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for Combat Brands →3 incidents on file

Supplemental notice from Combat Brands, LLC regarding a malware incident affecting e-commerce sites. Unauthorized access occurred between July 1, 2015 and October 6, 2017. Malware compromised cardholder data (name, number, CVV). 956 Washington residents affected. Initial discovery was Jan 25, 2017; supplemental discovery of continued compromise was Oct 6, 2017. Notices sent Nov 29, 2017.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 574 days

discovery → filing · 46 weeks / 320 days

Jul 1, 2015

Begins

Jan 25, 2017

Discovered

Dec 11, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

+38 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

Montana State AGbd_2165c6945c07d19e2017-11-29 · +12dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_719e0f003fc204c82017-11-29 · +12dVerified
California State AGbd_a907d6236eaa227c2017-11-29 · +12dVerified

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Combat Brands
norm: combat brands
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jan 25, 2017
Breach occurred: Jul 1, 2015 – Oct 6, 2017
Undetected for: 574 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 29, 2017
Affected individuals: 956state-resident count only
Data types: Financial accountIdentity (basic)
Data elements: NameFinancial account number
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 500+dexposure 500+d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the Attorney General (Washington)

During the incident: Engaged third-party forensic investigators
Removed the malware at issue
Established a dedicated hotline for individuals to contact with questions or concerns
Provided potentially impacted individuals with helpful information on how to protect against identity theft and fraud
Provided written notice of this incident to other state regulators and the national consumer reporting agencies
Changes made: Implement additional procedures to further protect the security of customer debit and credit cards
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 46 weeks(320 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

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Montana State AGNov 29 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 29 · first

California State AGNov 29 · first

Washington State AG+12d · this page

Pattern: first filing Nov 29 (MT), last Dec 11 (WA) — a 12-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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachM9755.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 11, 2017
Raw hash: 73d2eef21c4eb9e49fc9b08b8ed18b52d63c515366de70ce0909fdc6b0a35a85

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityCombat Brands

Incidentdiscovered Jan 25, 2017

Stated responseEngaged third-party forensic investigators

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com