MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsInfostealerData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryFinancial accountFinancial credentialsIdentity (basic)CredentialsMediumContained

Jewelry.com, a division of Richline Group, Inc.

bd_cb446a131e6c5dea · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 16, 2017

Filed

Jun 17, 2017

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

7,000619 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Jewelry.com, a division of Richline Group, Inc. →2 incidents on file

Jewelry.com discovered on May 16, 2017, that unknown individuals gained unauthorized access to its online boutique starting November 16, 2016, via an employee account. Malicious software was installed to capture credit card payment information (card numbers, names, billing addresses, passwords, security codes, expiration dates) from the shopping cart page. The breach affected approximately 7,000 individuals nationwide, including 619 California residents. The company removed the malware, terminated the compromised account, and reported the incident to law enforcement.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 181 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 32 days

Nov 16, 2016

Begins

May 16, 2017

Discovered

Jun 17, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed7,000 affectedView incident

Name: Jewelry.com, a division of Richline Group, Inc.
norm: jewelrycom a division of richline

Name: Jewelry.com, a division of Richline Group, Inc.
norm: jewelrycom a division of richline
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: May 16, 2017
Breach occurred: Nov 16, 2016 – May 1, 2017
Undetected for: 181 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 7,000state + nationwide
Data types: Financial accountFinancial credentialsIdentity (basic)Credentials
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1056 Input Capture
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported the incident to the appropriate federal and state law enforcement authorities
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Removed the malicious software from the Jewelry.com website
Terminated the compromised employee account
Disabled and unplugged the affected computer from the company’s network
Taken additional steps to contain the breach and to enhance the security of the company’s network
Retained the law firm of McCarter & English, LLP to assist with remediating the issue
Reported the incident to the appropriate federal and state law enforcement authorities
Changes made: Taken additional steps to contain the breach and to enhance the security of the company’s network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(32 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-97480
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 17, 2017
Raw hash: c9fe4a9bb6cede77ae02f44af4be62b96375bfefebbe369aa8489e3d6f982154

Reporting entityJewelry.com, a division of Richline Group, Inc.

Victim entityJewelry.com, a division of Richline Group, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered May 16, 2017

Stated responseRemoved the malicious software from the Jewelry.com website

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov