2024-03-12 MARINEMAX INC Cybersecurity Incident

Page last updated on July 16, 2024

MARINEMAX INC initially disclosed a cybersecurity incident in an SEC 8-K filing on 2024-03-12 16:42:10 EDT.

Company Summary

MarineMax is a new and used boat dealer and yacht broker, and the largest Sea Ray dealer in the world. (Source: Crunchbase)

Incident Details

Material: Unknown
Is Breach: TRUE
Records Compromised: Unknown
Data Types Impacted: No Data Types Tracked (yet)

Compromised Date:
Detected Date: 2024-03-10
Disclosure Date: 2024-03-12
Contained Date:
Recovered Date: 2024-04-01

Attack Goal: Unknown

Costs: No Costs Tracked (yet)

Filings

8-K filed on 2024-03-12

MARINEMAX INC filed an 8-K at 2024-03-12 16:42:10 EDT
Accession Number: 0000950170-24-030041

Item 1.05 Material Cybersecurity Incidents.

MarineMax, Inc. (the “Company”) determined on March 10, 2024, that it experienced a “cybersecurity incident,” as defined in applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules, whereby a third party gained unauthorized access to portions of its information environment. Upon detection, the Company initiated its previously determined incident response and business continuity protocols and took immediate measures to contain the incident. As part of this process, the containment measures resulted in some disruption to a portion of the Company’s business. The Company’s operations have continued throughout this matter in all material respects. The Company continues to investigate the extent of the incident, has engaged cybersecurity expertise, and has notified law enforcement authorities.

While the investigation remains ongoing, as of the date of this filing, the incident has not had a material impact on the Company’s operations, and the Company is still in the process of determining whether the incident is reasonably likely to materially impact the Company’s financial conditions or results of operations. The Company does not maintain sensitive data in the information environment impacted by the incident.

8-K/A filed on 2024-04-01

MARINEMAX INC filed a 8-K/A at 2024-04-01 08:00:10 EDT
Accession Number: 0000950170-24-038881

Explanatory Note.

This Amendment No. 1 amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by MarineMax, Inc. (the “Company,” “we” or “our”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 12, 2024 (the “Original Report”).

Item 1.05 Material Cybersecurity Incidents.

As disclosed in the Original Report, on March 10, 2024, we determined that the Company experienced a “cybersecurity incident,” as defined in applicable SEC rules, whereby a third party gained unauthorized access to portions of our information environment (the “Incident”). Upon detection, we immediately initiated our previously determined incident response and business continuity protocols and took immediate measures to contain the Incident. As part of this process, the containment measures resulted in some disruption to a portion of the Company’s business. The Company’s operations have continued throughout this matter in all material respects, and, as of the date of this filing, the affected information environment is remediated.

The Company continues to investigate the extent of the Incident with the assistance of external cybersecurity experts. The Company has determined that a cybercrime organization accessed a limited portion of our information environment associated with our retail business. As of the date of this filing, our ongoing investigation has identified that this organization exfiltrated limited data from this environment that includes some customer and employee information, including personally identifiable information. The Company intends to provide appropriate notifications to potentially affected parties and to regulatory agencies as required by federal and state law. The Company also has notified law enforcement authorities.


The Company has incurred, and may continue to incur, certain expenses related to its response to this Incident. Further, the Company remains subject to risks and uncertainties as a result of the Incident. While the Company is continuing to evaluate the full scope and impact of the Incident, as of the date of this filing, the Incident has not had a material impact on the Company’s operations, and the Company is still in the process of determining whether the Incident is reasonably likely to materially impact the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

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