HackingTechnologyInformationStolen CredentialsSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

bd_33cb39d5a96cf11d · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 18, 2020

Filed

Jan 14, 2021

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. →

Shift Technologies, Inc. reported that an unauthorized third party accessed cloud storage on September 17, 2020, via a third-party website vendor. The company became aware of unusual activity on September 18, 2020. Personal information may have been involved, though it is unclear if data was viewed. Forensic investigators were engaged, and systems were secured. The company is enhancing security measures and re-educating staff.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 118 days

Sep 17, 2020

Begins

Sep 18, 2020

Discovered

Jan 14, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_69bcbae01f029b662021-01-14Verified
Montana State AGbd_bd7750ed742ec8752021-01-14Candidate

Name: SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
norm: shift technologies

Name: SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
norm: shift technologies
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Sep 18, 2020
Breach occurred: Sep 17, 2020
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Took immediate action to secure the system
Engaged forensic investigators to assess what occurred
Made changes to our system to prevent that unauthorized party from further accessing our systems
Changes made: Enhance our existing security program
Implementing multiple layers of protective measures
Ensuring that we follow best practices in the security of our data storage
Re-educating our staff in proper handling of secure data
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(118 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGJan 14 · first

Montana State AGJan 14 · first

California State AGJan 14 · 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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-198531
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 14, 2021
Raw hash: 0f6abb5d174121b3326b2d54f1d7f76a1f3eb4eb876c58a060c9cff23c0f5194

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Victim entitySHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Sep 18, 2020

Stated responseTook immediate action to secure the system

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov