HackingProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Delayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDPIIHighContained

BackChecked LLC

bd_35058142b0ccc599 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

—

Filed

Dec 13, 2024

To disclose

—

Affected

7,664

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

86%

Certified Employment Screening Inc. dba Americhek notified affected individuals of a data security incident at vendor BackChecked LLC. An unauthorized individual accessed BackChecked's systems on September 26, 2024, potentially obtaining applicant names, dates of birth, driver's license numbers, and Social Security numbers. BackChecked notified Americhek on October 29, 2024. Approximately 7,664 individuals were notified. IDX identity protection services were offered.

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Incident timeline

Sep 26, 2024

Begins

Dec 13, 2024

Filed

This filing is one of 6 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_339bfb31c634d2932024-12-13Verified by operator
Montana State AGbd_7d55b9a65aa9ac1d2024-12-13Candidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_c9273a019b67f0da2024-12-13Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_e745bf85d03ba1962024-12-13Verified by operator

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Maine State AGbd_fd09eb75d56ac9262024-12-13Verified

Name: Certified Employment Screening Inc.
norm: certified employment screening

Name: BackChecked LLC
norm: backchecked

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Sep 26, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 13, 2024
Affected individuals: 7,664nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPII
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified California Attorney GeneralNotified Rhode Island Attorney GeneralNotified Maryland Attorney GeneralNotified Oregon Attorney GeneralNotified New York Attorney GeneralNotified Iowa Attorney GeneralNotified Kentucky Attorney GeneralNotified NC Attorney GeneralNotified Washington D.C. Attorney General

During the incident: BackChecked took steps to investigate and terminate any further unauthorized access to its systems
Americhek immediately began assessing the scope of the potentially impacted data
Offering complimentary identity protection services through IDX
Changes made: Offering complimentary identity protection services through IDX for 12 or 24 months
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Vermont State AGDec 13 · first

Montana State AGDec 13 · first

New Hampshire State AGDec 13 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 13 · first

Maine State AGDec 13 · first

California State AGDec 13 · first · this page

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

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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/sb24-596074
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 13, 2024
Raw hash: 2e151bf1da1f9b5e7048075fb928b66e3f661d285576b69815c1eff4dde31988

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCertified Employment Screening Inc.

Victim entityBackChecked LLC

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseBackChecked took steps to investigate and terminate any further unauthorized access to its systems

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov