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

BackChecked LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

—

Filed

Dec 13, 2024

To disclose

—

Affected

7,664

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

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed7,664 affectedView incident

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.

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/sb24-596074
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

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