DisclosureLens
HackingRetailCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

PET FOOD EXPERTS, LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 3, 2022

Filed

Jun 30, 2022

To disclose

27 days

Affected · nationwide

1,3962 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for PET FOOD EXPERTS, LLC →2 incidents on file

Pet Food Experts, LLC reported a data breach affecting 2 Maine residents. The breach, which occurred between May 1, 2022, and May 3, 2022, was discovered on June 3, 2022. The incident was described as an external system breach (hacking), where threat actors acquired names or other personal identifiers in combination with Social Security Numbers. Affected individuals were notified on June 30, 2022, and offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through Experian.

Maine clockDiscovered Jun 3, 2022 → Filed with AG Jun 30, 202227d ✓ ME AG ≤30d27 days 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 · 33 days
discovery → filing · 27 days

May 1, 2022

Begins

Jun 3, 2022

Discovered

Jun 30, 2022

Filed

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 ↗
Montana State AGJun 30 · first
Massachusetts State AGJun 30 · first
Indiana State AGJun 30 · first
Maine State AGJun 30 · first · this page
New Hampshire State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Jun 30 (MT), last Jul 5 (NH) — 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.