HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsLowContained

THE TOPPS COMPANY, INC.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Dec 26, 2018

Filed

Feb 25, 2019

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

33state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for THE TOPPS COMPANY, INC. →2 incidents on file

The Topps Company, Inc. notified New Hampshire AG of unauthorized access to its website between Nov 19, 2018 and Jan 9, 2019. Discovered Dec 26, 2018. Malicious code placed on site; possible access to customer names, addresses, emails, and payment card info. ~33 NH residents affected. Notices mailed Feb 22, 2019. Site upgraded.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 37 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 61 days

Nov 19, 2018

Begins

Dec 26, 2018

Discovered

Feb 25, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_e15ac00bad21aaae2019-02-21 · +4dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_fc15712b2c92015e2019-02-21 · +4dVerified

Name: THE TOPPS COMPANY, INC.
norm: the topps
Domain: topps.com

Name: THE TOPPS COMPANY, INC.
norm: the topps
Domain: topps.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Dec 26, 2018
Breach occurred: Nov 19, 2018 – Jan 9, 2019
Undetected for: 37 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 22, 2019
Affected individuals: 33state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged an external security firm to examine the network
Cut off all known means through which unauthorized parties could gain access to the website
Worked with the security firm and website development company to implement measures to strengthen the security of the system
Upgraded the website platform
Changes made: Upgraded the www.topps.com website platform
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(61 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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California State AGFeb 21 · first

Massachusetts State AGFeb 21 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d · 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/topps-company-20190225.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 25, 2019
Raw hash: 190caf5bc3bfb97f547b6fd9715713439a217f8a1040f4157800f76c9fb500d2

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTHE TOPPS COMPANY, INC.

Victim entityTHE TOPPS COMPANY, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 26, 2018

Stated responseEngaged an external security firm to examine the network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov