HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsLowContained

Freedom Smokes, Inc.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 16, 2015

Filed

Apr 22, 2015

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

97state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Freedom Smokes, Inc. →2 incidents on file

Freedom Smokes, Inc. notified the NH Attorney General of a security breach affecting 97 NH residents. Between Feb 11 and Mar 16, 2015, unauthorized code on the website may have captured customer PII and credit card data. MFS removed the code, engaged a security firm, and enhanced website security.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 33 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 37 days

Feb 11, 2015

Begins

Mar 16, 2015

Discovered

Apr 22, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

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_4e49f3dce467da5c2015-04-22Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_c007487a37c332832015-04-23 · +1dVerified

Name: MooreVanAllen
norm: moorevanallen

Name: Freedom Smokes, Inc.
norm: freedom smokes
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Mar 16, 2015
Breach occurred: Feb 11, 2015 – Mar 16, 2015
Undetected for: 33 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 97state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1056 Input Capture
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Removed the code
Began immediate efforts to restore the security of its website
Secure customer information
Determine the scope of the unauthorized access and how it occurred
Retained the services of a nationally recognized cyber security firm
Engaged in enhancements to the security of its website
Changed its process for taking orders online
Moved to an enhanced system to protect customer information
Changes made: Changed its process for taking orders online
Moved to an enhanced system to protect customer information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(37 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 AGApr 22 · first

New Hampshire State AGApr 22 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

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/freedom-smokes-20150422.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 22, 2015
Raw hash: 0daada63b8da297b6894233b7cb5aaeff0e69928ff59b0b1a886c8eab81c1cbd

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMooreVanAllen

Victim entityFreedom Smokes, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 16, 2015

Stated responseRemoved the code

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov