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HackingTechnologyProfessional ServicesInformationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDCredentialsMediumContained

First Advantage Enterprise Screening Corporation

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 10, 2024

Filed

Jan 16, 2025

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

4311 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%
Full breach record for First Advantage Enterprise Screening Corporation2 incidents on file

First Advantage Enterprise Screening Corporation reported a cybersecurity incident affecting 431 individuals. An unauthorized third party accessed a small number of Profile Advantage accounts using valid log-in credentials between November 12, 2024, and discovery on December 10, 2024. Affected data included names, SSNs, driver's license numbers, emails, and passwords. First Advantage reset credentials, implemented additional security measures, and offered 24 months of Experian credit monitoring.

Maine clockDiscovered Dec 10, 2024Filed with AG Jan 16, 202537d ME AG >30d5 weeks discovery → filing
unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 28 days
discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 37 days

Nov 12, 2024

Begins

Dec 10, 2024

Discovered

Jan 16, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

13 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗
Massachusetts State AGJan 16 · first
Indiana State AGJan 16 · first
Maine State AGJan 16 · first · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 16 (MA), last Jan 21 (NH) — a 5-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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.