Clustered 3 filings across 3 jurisdictions · filed May 22, 2023. View entity profile → Other incidents for this victim →
incident inc_0f5d6a0ee6274e69 · merge_method deterministic · confidence 100%
Discovered → first regulatory filing
Time between earliest and latest filing
Not recorded for this incident
Discovery variance · Leak precedence · Materiality delta · SEC filing delay — no leak-site claim in this cluster; no SEC 8-K in this cluster; needs two dated filings.
Financial account · Government ID
CA ME MT
all State AG
Earliest sighting first · deep chronology in Litigation Timeline
Mar 31, 2023
When the intrusion reportedly occurred, per the linked filings
Apr 28, 2023
Reported by MAINE AG filing
An unauthorized third party gained access to customer accounts for individuals who had not yet set up online profiles. Using stolen credentials from an unknown source, the actor accessed these accounts and redeemed credit card reward points for cash. The compromised information included credit card numbers, the last four digits of Social Security numbers, and zip codes.
About this clustering
DisclosureLens links filings into incidents through layered matchers: deterministic rules (same source document, multistate filings of one breach, tight-window same-victim pairs), a weighted-similarity scorer for cross-source candidates, and an operator review queue for everything uncertain. Each link records its own method and confidence — shown per filing in the timeline below. The system defaults to NOT merging when uncertain, because a false merge (collapsing two unrelated breaches) is more harmful than a false split (showing related filings separately); uncertain pairs route to human review instead of auto-merging. Filing summaries shown in the timeline are AI-generated extracts — verify each against its linked source.
Affected (this filing): 180
Bread Financial Payments, Inc reported a data breach to the Montana Attorney General. The breach was reported on 2023-05-22. The breach occurred on 4/28/2023. 17 Montana residents were affected.
Affected (this filing): 17
Bread Financial Payments, Inc. reported a cybersecurity incident on March 31, 2023, involving unauthorized access to customer Account Center portals. Attackers used compromised card numbers, ZIP codes, and the last four digits of SSNs to redeem Cash Back rewards. The company blocked access, replaced cards, and restored rewards. Affected individuals were offered 12 months of credit monitoring via Experian.