MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPCIFinancial accountLowActive

Brinker International, Inc.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

May 11, 2018

Filed

May 18, 2018

To disclose

7 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Brinker International, Inc. →3 incidents on file

Brinker International (Chili's Grill & Bar) notified NH AG of a data incident discovered May 11, 2018, affecting payment card data (card numbers, names, potentially CVV/expiry) via malware at certain locations between March-April 2018. Scope and affected count unknown. Response included forensic investigation, law enforcement notification, malware removal, enhanced monitoring, and free credit monitoring for guests.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 71 days

discovery → filing · 7 days

Mar 1, 2018

Begins

May 11, 2018

Discovered

May 18, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_139b47a6cdc629a52018-05-18Candidate
Washington State AGbd_a82baac3ee11c1292018-05-18Verified
Montana State AGbd_f0a4501e416696002018-05-18Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_4bf71a3b6beef6872018-05-21 · +3dVerified

Name: Jackson Lewis
norm: jackson lewis
Domain: jacksonlewis.com

Name: Brinker International, Inc.
norm: brinker international
Domain: brinker.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: May 11, 2018
Breach occurred: Mar 1, 2018 – Apr 30, 2018
Undetected for: 71 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 18, 2018
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PCIFinancial account
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Office of Attorney General, New Hampshire

During the incident: Activated its response plan
Working with third-party forensic experts
Law enforcement has been notified
Disabled /removed the malware
Blocked known malicious outbound traffic
Deployed updated and new monitoring and detection tools
Deployed a sophisticated endpoint monitoring system
Accelerated installation of application whitelisting software
Provided notice to affected individuals via its website
Issued a press release
Providing additional notice via state-wide media
Providing notice through various social media channels
Established a dedicated call center
Changes made: Deployed updated and new monitoring and detection tools
Deployed a sophisticated endpoint monitoring system to identify malware
Accelerated installation of application whitelisting software
Providing affected persons with ID theft resolution and credit monitoring services at no cost
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 days(7 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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California State AGMay 18 · first

Washington State AGMay 18 · first

Montana State AGMay 18 · first

New Hampshire State AGMay 18 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+3d

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/brinker-international-20180518.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 18, 2018
Raw hash: 794277352419f908641f56541ea69c56f7cd6434d0603f2defbe37d328386efb

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityJackson Lewis

Victim entityBrinker International, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered May 11, 2018

Stated responseActivated its response plan

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov