DisclosureLens
PhysicalRetail & ConsumerRetailTheftCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

Saks, Inc.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 15, 2008

Filed

May 16, 2008

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

163state residents only

Confidence

68%
Full breach record for Saks, Inc.

Saks, Inc. notified the NH Attorney General that four company laptops were stolen in mid-April 2008. Two laptops contained customer names, addresses, and credit card account numbers for 163 NH residents. No SSNs or PINs were stored. Saks investigated, notified law enforcement and the issuing bank, and sent cautionary notices to affected individuals.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 31 days

Apr 15, 2008

Discovered

May 16, 2008

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed163 affectedView incident

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.