HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailData MishandlingSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

Vermont Christmas Company

bd_e2882215251a929b · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 8, 2023

Filed

Aug 9, 2023

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected · nationwide

12,533152 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Vermont Christmas Company →

Vermont Christmas Company reported a third-party vendor incident on 11/24/2021, discovered on 06/08/2023. 12,533 individuals were affected, including 152 Maine residents. The breach involved names and financial account/credit card numbers. Written notification was sent on 08/09/2023.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 8, 2023 → Filed with AG Aug 9, 202362d ⏱ ME AG >30d9 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 · 561 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 62 days

Nov 24, 2021

Begins

Jun 8, 2023

Discovered

Aug 9, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of CommerceV3 supply-chain incident (2023) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_1627e564dd024a852023-08-09Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_6343240472d4115a2023-08-09Verified
Montana State AGbd_b42cee7a98940a642023-08-09Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_b6640272053e6ac42023-08-09Verified

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California State AGbd_bbb64d7a974fdbe52023-08-09Candidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_c56e39394fec77482023-08-09Verified

Name: Vermont Christmas Company
norm: vermont christmas
Domain: vermontchristmasco.com

Name: Vermont Christmas Company
norm: vermont christmas
Domain: vermontchristmasco.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jun 8, 2023
Breach occurred: Nov 24, 2021
Undetected for: 561 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 9, 2023
Affected individuals: 12,533state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: Partner
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected consumers
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(62 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 62d
Discovery-date grounding: 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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jun 8, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Aug 9, 2023
62d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 8, 2023 → Filed with AG: Aug 9, 2023	62d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Vermont State AGAug 9 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 9 · first

Montana State AGAug 9 · first

Indiana State AGAug 9 · first

California State AGAug 9 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 9 · first

Maine State AGAug 9 · 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/1533b8c2-664c-49b9-8ec6-1166efebd204.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 9, 2023
Raw hash: 13004342e4787d5d06133bf5d33d9c7dd12c1b510959fdb11e898144ed2e40f7

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityVermont Christmas Company

Victim entityVermont Christmas Company

Incidentdiscovered Jun 8, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov