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Vermont Nut Free Chocolates

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 29, 2022

Filed

Sep 1, 2022

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

26,219238 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for Vermont Nut Free Chocolates →4 incidents on file

Vermont Nut Free Chocolates experienced an external system breach, where an unauthorized party gained access to its systems. The breach, which occurred on September 18, 2020, was discovered on July 29, 2022. The compromised information includes names and financial account numbers or credit/debit card numbers with their security codes. A total of 238 Maine residents were affected.

Maine clockDiscovered Jul 29, 2022 → Filed with AG Sep 1, 202234d ⏱ ME AG >30d5 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 · 679 days
discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 34 days

Sep 18, 2020

Begins

Jul 29, 2022

Discovered

Sep 1, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗
Washington State AGSep 1 · first
Massachusetts State AGSep 1 · first
Maine State AGSep 1 · 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.