HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPHIHealth (basic)MediumContained

Forever 21, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 20, 2023

Filed

Aug 29, 2023

To disclose

23 weeks

Affected

15state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Forever 21, Inc. →6 incidents on file

Forever 21 notified Montana residents of a cyber incident where an unauthorized third party accessed systems between Jan 5 and Mar 21, 2023. Data included names, SSNs, DOBs, bank account numbers, and health plan info. The company engaged cybersecurity firms, notified law enforcement, and offered 12 months of Experian IdentityWorks.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 74 days

discovery → filing · 23 weeks / 162 days

Jan 5, 2023

Begins

Mar 20, 2023

Discovered

Aug 29, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+16 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Delaware State AGbd_3fde4b2e47cb5c8b2023-08-29Verified
Oregon State AGbd_8e5ceb792c1aab492023-08-29Verified
Maine State AGbd_a777e26a660566382023-08-29Verified
Washington State AGbd_b8de6d37b2a567142023-08-29Verified

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California State AGbd_ddd74bf44793eb482023-08-29Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_0d25cbbb52d852cc2023-09-05 · +7dVerified

Name: Forever 21, Inc.
norm: forever 21

Name: Forever 21, Inc.
norm: forever 21
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Mar 20, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 5, 2023 – Mar 21, 2023
Undetected for: 74 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 29, 2023
Affected individuals: 15state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPHIHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement and continued to support their investigation
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation
Engaged leading cybersecurity firms to assist
Notified law enforcement
Took steps to help assure that the unauthorized third party no longer has access to the data
Changes made: Implemented additional measures to enhance the security of its systems and data
Offering a complimentary 12-month membership of Experian’s IdentityWorks
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 weeks(162 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Delaware State AGAug 29 · first

Oregon State AGAug 29 · first

Maine State AGAug 29 · first

Washington State AGAug 29 · first

California State AGAug 29 · first

Montana State AGAug 29 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Aug 29 (DE), last Sep 5 (NH) — a 7-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.

Source URL: https://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-614.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 29, 2023
Raw hash: cfe7588e6e49a76549836a18129cf1bb823283af52760979c96d8096e0d0985b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityForever 21, Inc.

Victim entityForever 21, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 20, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov