DisclosureLens
HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

General Wax and Candle Company

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 7, 2023

Filed

May 19, 2023

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2384 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for General Wax and Candle Company

General Wax and Candle Company experienced an external system breach (hacking) on 02/16/2023, discovered on 04/07/2023. The incident affected 238 individuals, including 4 Maine residents. Acquired data included names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers (with security codes/PINs). Written notification was sent on 05/10/2023. No identity theft protection services were offered.

Maine clockDiscovered Apr 7, 2023Filed with AG May 19, 202342d ME AG >30d6 weeks discovery → filing
AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 50 days
discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 42 days

Feb 16, 2023

Begins

Apr 7, 2023

Discovered

May 19, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗
Vermont State AGMay 10 · first
Indiana State AGMay 10 · first
Maine State AG+9d · this page

Pattern: first filing May 10 (VT), last May 23 (MA) — a 13-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.