DisclosureLens
PhysicalRetail & ConsumerRetailTheftEmployee Data InvolvedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)EmploymentMediumContained

Cheddar’s Casual Café, Inc. d/b/a Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 21, 2017

Filed

Nov 15, 2017

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen experienced a physical break-in at a corporate facility in Texas on July 21, 2017, resulting in the theft of laptops and a hard drive. The stolen devices contained personal information of team members, including Social Security numbers, contact information, and employment records, as well as limited guest information. The company contacted law enforcement and is offering identity theft protection services to affected individuals.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 117 days

Jul 21, 2017

Begins

Jul 21, 2017

Discovered

Nov 15, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

+9 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗
New Hampshire State AGSep 29 · first
Montana State AGSep 29 · first
California State AG+47d · this page

Pattern: first filing Sep 29 (NH), last Nov 15 (CA) — a 47-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.