HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 29, 2023

Filed

Apr 1, 2024

To disclose

22 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION →

Ace Hardware Corporation notified New Hampshire residents of a data security incident discovered on October 29, 2023, involving unauthorized access to corporate systems between October 27-29, 2023. The incident potentially exposed personal information including names, addresses, and government IDs. Ace engaged third-party cybersecurity experts and law enforcement, implemented additional technical safeguards, and offered complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 22 weeks / 155 days

Oct 27, 2023

Begins

Oct 29, 2023

Discovered

Apr 1, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+15 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_14fe6f10df22344f2024-04-01Verified
Montana State AGbd_7c78088a02e5030c2024-04-01Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_81142c7264dd1e842024-04-01Verified
California State AGbd_87a490160af062c62024-04-01Verified

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Maine State AGbd_9b3e5f42ce97e6042024-04-01Verified by operator
Washington State AGbd_be41d37097e367df2024-04-01Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_e5f455891589f4862024-04-01Verified

Name: ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION
norm: ace hardware

Name: ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION
norm: ace hardware
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Oct 29, 2023
Breach occurred: Oct 27, 2023 – Oct 29, 2023
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 1, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: worked closely with law enforcement who is conducting an active investigation into the unauthorized actor responsible for this incident
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged third-party specialists to determine the nature, scope and impact of the incident
Took steps to secure our environment from further risk
Began remediation and recovery efforts
Launched a thorough investigation in partnership with third-party cybersecurity experts
Worked closely with law enforcement who is conducting an active investigation into the unauthorized actor responsible for this incident
Implemented additional technical safeguards to further enhance the security of information in our possession
Changes made: Implemented additional technical safeguards to further enhance the security of information in our possession and to help prevent similar events from happening in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 weeks(155 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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Vermont State AGApr 1 · first

Montana State AGApr 1 · first

Indiana State AGApr 1 · first

California State AGApr 1 · first

Maine State AGApr 1 · first

Washington State AGApr 1 · first

Massachusetts State AGApr 1 · first

New Hampshire State AGApr 1 · 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/ace-hardware-20240401.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 1, 2024
Raw hash: fe284fa77f3c6a2f69f810788f1dcdc8e4c2e45cb4153d2f7419ba5981510a28

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityACE HARDWARE CORPORATION

Victim entityACE HARDWARE CORPORATION

Incidentdiscovered Oct 29, 2023

Stated responseEngaged third-party specialists to determine the nature, scope and impact of the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov