HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

SFERRA Fine Linens, LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jul 8, 2022

Filed

Aug 18, 2022

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

91483 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for SFERRA Fine Linens, LLC →

SFERRA Fine Linens, LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between April 14 and April 24, 2022, discovered on July 8, 2022. The incident affected 914 individuals, including 83 Maine residents. Acquired data included names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers (with security codes/PINs). The company provided written notification on August 18, 2022, and offered 12 months of credit and identity monitoring through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jul 8, 2022 → Filed with AG Aug 18, 202241d ⏱ ME AG >30d6 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 · 85 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 41 days

Apr 14, 2022

Begins

Jul 8, 2022

Discovered

Aug 18, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_70b4968043862bde2022-08-18Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_06931afb80653e8c2022-08-22 · +4dVerified

Name: SFERRA Fine Linens, LLC
norm: sferra fine linens

Name: SFERRA Fine Linens, LLC
norm: sferra fine linens
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jul 8, 2022
Breach occurred: Apr 14, 2022 – Apr 24, 2022
Undetected for: 85 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 18, 2022
Affected individuals: 914state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected consumers
Offered 12 months of credit and identity monitoring through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(41 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 41d
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: Jul 8, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Aug 18, 2022
41d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jul 8, 2022 → Filed with AG: Aug 18, 2022	41d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGAug 18 · first

Maine State AGAug 18 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+4d

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-a1252b4f8318/11222cea-b77d-43f7-8166-579c2751cc4f.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 18, 2022
Raw hash: 19e44e5398edbd5c3610ffa469bbae7b8d67df317ea62a664d9d66ec49e78a43

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySFERRA Fine Linens, LLC

Victim entitySFERRA Fine Linens, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jul 8, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov