HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedPCIFinancial accountLowContained

Vermont Christmas Company

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Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Aug 9, 2023

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

63%

Full breach record for Vermont Christmas Company →

Vermont Christmas Company notified New Hampshire AG of a third-party vendor breach involving CommerceV3. Unauthorized access to CommerceV3 systems occurred between Nov 24, 2021 and Dec 14, 2022. Cardholder information was potentially impacted. VCC is reviewing vendor policies and notifying regulators. No specific count of affected individuals was disclosed in this filing.

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Incident timeline

Nov 24, 2021

Begins

Jun 8, 2023

Scope determined

Aug 9, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 7 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of CommerceV3 supply-chain incident (2023) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_1627e564dd024a852023-08-09Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_6343240472d4115a2023-08-09Verified
Montana State AGbd_b42cee7a98940a642023-08-09Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_b6640272053e6ac42023-08-09Verified

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California State AGbd_bbb64d7a974fdbe52023-08-09Candidate
Maine State AGbd_e2882215251a929b2023-08-09Verified

Name: Vermont Christmas Company
norm: vermont christmas
Domain: vermontchristmasco.com

Name: Vermont Christmas Company
norm: vermont christmas
Domain: vermontchristmasco.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Nov 24, 2021 – Dec 14, 2022
Materiality determined: Jun 8, 2023
Notification sent: Aug 9, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PCIFinancial account
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Providing written notice of the CommerceV3 event to relevant regulators
Third party: via CommerceV3
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Commenced an investigation
Requesting additional information about the event and CommerceV3's investigation
Providing written notice of the CommerceV3 event to relevant regulators
Providing potentially impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing individuals with information on how to place a fraud alert and security freeze a credit file
Providing information on how to obtain a free credit report
Encouragement to contact the Federal Trade Commission, their state Attorney General, and law enforcement
Reviewing its policies and procedures including those involving third-party vendors
Changes made: Reviewing its policies and procedures regarding third-party vendors
Notifying relevant regulatory authorities
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Vermont State AGAug 9 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 9 · first

Montana State AGAug 9 · first

Indiana State AGAug 9 · first

California State AGAug 9 · first

Maine State AGAug 9 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 9 · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/vermont-christmas-20230809.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 9, 2023
Raw hash: 48d083a8e1ad3aa7848aefffb18b99384a0fbf1f79e0f5d929c45e8d273bac89

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityVermont Christmas Company

Victim entityVermont Christmas Company

IncidentThird-Party / Supply Chain

Stated responseCommenced an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov