HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitStolen CredentialsTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Tween Brands, Inc.

bd_c988cd0a52e5fe2c · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 7, 2017

Filed

Nov 3, 2017

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

919state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Tween Brands, Inc. →

Tween Brands, Inc. notified the NH Attorney General of a security incident discovered on Sept 7, 2017, where an unauthorized individual accessed a web server and connected to a database containing associates' PII (names, DOB, SSNs). Notices sent Nov 3, 2017, to 919 NH residents. Remediation included enhanced security measures and 12-month credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 57 days

Sep 7, 2017

Discovered

Nov 3, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_0c7c4e17c082f7c72017-11-03Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_27de7d34c6a07a7b2017-11-03Verified
Oregon State AGbd_5590b1b5d1a2d26a2017-11-03Candidate
Washington State AGbd_634cff86f41633ea2017-11-03Verified

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Montana State AGbd_b8ebda01353bd6dc2017-11-03Verified
South Carolina State AGbd_a976ca424f6427cf2017-11-08 · +5dVerified

Name: Tween Brands, Inc.
norm: tween brands

Name: Tween Brands, Inc.
norm: tween brands
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Sep 7, 2017
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 3, 2017
Affected individuals: 919state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Removed the server from the network
Launched an investigation
Engaged leading third-party experts to assist in the investigation
Established a dedicated call center
Notifying the nationwide consumer reporting agencies
Offering affected individuals a free 12 month membership in credit monitoring and identity repair services from AllClear ID
Changes made: Developed enhanced security measures to resolve this issue and prevent similar occurrences
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(57 days from discovery to filing)
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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California State AGNov 3 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 3 · first

Oregon State AGNov 3 · first

Washington State AGNov 3 · first

Montana State AGNov 3 · first

New Hampshire State AGNov 3 · first · this page

South Carolina State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Nov 3 (CA), last Nov 8 (SC) — a 5-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/tween-brands-20171103.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 3, 2017
Raw hash: c22750438c3229c484c0647a27785d0f86a91e91589f86bb5810f675ac955ee9

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTween Brands, Inc.

Victim entityTween Brands, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Sep 7, 2017

Stated responseRemoved the server from the network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov