HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedTargetedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

BALDOR SPECIALTY FOODS, INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 25, 2023

Filed

Apr 7, 2023

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for BALDOR SPECIALTY FOODS, INC. →

Baldor Specialty Foods reported a corrected security incident affecting approximately 4 New Hampshire residents and 9 Rhode Island residents. A malicious actor exploited a vulnerability between Feb 7-25, 2023, to access and exfiltrate HR files containing PII (names, SSNs). Baldor isolated systems, engaged forensic investigators, reset credentials, implemented MFA, and deployed endpoint detection. Affected individuals received notices and 2 years of credit monitoring/identity protection via IDX.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 18 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 41 days

Feb 7, 2023

Begins

Feb 25, 2023

Discovered

Apr 7, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_21bc8ae0b8079a212023-04-07Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_723da9a0ca3d72a32023-04-07Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_f023125d438052572023-04-07Verified

Name: BALDOR SPECIALTY FOODS, INC.
norm: baldor specialty foods

Name: BALDOR SPECIALTY FOODS, INC.
norm: baldor specialty foods
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Feb 25, 2023
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2023 – Feb 25, 2023
Undetected for: 18 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 7, 2023
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported to the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New Hampshire
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to isolate and secure its systems
Retained a nationally-known third-party forensics firm
Resetting all user credentials
Extending its implementation of multi-factor authentication
Rebuilt certain systems and is retiring others
Implemented endpoint detection software
Continues to closely monitor its network and information systems for unusual activity
Sending notices to affected New Hampshire residents
Arranged to make credit monitoring and identity protection services by IDX available to them at no cost for two (2) years
Changes made: Added advanced cybersecurity detection and monitoring tools on newly restored systems
Making infrastructure enhancements to continuously strengthen and harden the security posture of its network and systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(41 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Maine State AGApr 7 · first

Indiana State AGApr 7 · first

Massachusetts State AGApr 7 · first

New Hampshire State AGApr 7 · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/baldor-specialty-foods-20230407.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 7, 2023
Raw hash: edd91bd8d9f68016d72927a39f210daf5968aca80eeb84960597dde818ab8d3d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBALDOR SPECIALTY FOODS, INC.

Victim entityBALDOR SPECIALTY FOODS, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 25, 2023

Stated responseTook steps to isolate and secure its systems

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov