HackingData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsMediumContained

Francesca's Acquisition, LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 8, 2023

Filed

Sep 25, 2023

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected · nationwide

58,387209 in this filing

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

63%

Full breach record for Francesca's Acquisition, LLC →

Francesca's Acquisition, LLC experienced an external system breach between January 12 and January 31, 2023, which was discovered on August 8, 2023. The breach resulted in the acquisition of names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers along with security codes, access codes, passwords, or PINs. The incident affected 209 Maine residents, who were notified on September 25, 2023, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring services through Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 8, 2023 → Filed with AG Sep 25, 202348d ⏱ ME AG >30d7 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 · 208 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 48 days

Jan 12, 2023

Begins

Aug 8, 2023

Discovered

Sep 25, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 10 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_22858389bdbdb2bd2023-09-25Verified
Vermont State AGbd_723d481b8bee5beb2023-09-25Verified
Montana State AGbd_7d7745dc9785e0482023-09-25Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_92b435079e5e007c2023-09-25Verified

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Oregon State AGbd_a53d9dc745012e3a2023-09-25Verified
California State AGbd_e88f10465d70bfb82023-09-25Verified
Washington State AGbd_f0c86345edca80fc2023-09-25Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_799e853f809267fd2023-09-26 · +1dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_db3340a463b185c12023-09-26 · +1dVerified

Name: Francesca's Acquisition, LLC
norm: francesca s acquisition

Name: Francesca's Acquisition, LLC
norm: francesca s acquisition

Discovered: Aug 8, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 12, 2023 – Jan 31, 2023
Undetected for: 208 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 25, 2023
Affected individuals: 58,387state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected consumers
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring offered by Kroll
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(48 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 48d
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: Aug 8, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Sep 25, 2023
48d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 8, 2023 → Filed with AG: Sep 25, 2023	48d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

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New Hampshire State AGSep 25 · first

Vermont State AGSep 25 · first

Montana State AGSep 25 · first

Indiana State AGSep 25 · first

Oregon State AGSep 25 · first

California State AGSep 25 · first

Washington State AGSep 25 · first

Maine State AGSep 25 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

South Carolina State AG+1d

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/ff7c9ad6-019a-4bf8-a852-0e5c80c70c76.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 25, 2023
Raw hash: 74b25a766f1420aa2256a3eee6d07af417da0f5e9cf85a86662a26d9cdce29c2

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFrancesca's Acquisition, LLC

Victim entityFrancesca's Acquisition, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Aug 8, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov