HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)MediumContained

F21 OpCo LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 20, 2023

Filed

Aug 29, 2023

To disclose

23 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for F21 OpCo LLC →2 incidents on file

F21 OPCO, LLC d/b/a Forever 21 disclosed a cybersecurity incident occurring between January 5, 2023, and March 21, 2023. An unauthorized third party accessed systems and exfiltrated files containing names, SSNs, dates of birth, bank account numbers, and health plan information. The company engaged cybersecurity firms and law enforcement, contained the breach, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring. No evidence of fraud was found.

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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

Montana State AGbd_37a3c3659f9bd7272023-08-29Candidate
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: F21 OpCo LLC
norm: f21 opco

Name: F21 OpCo LLC
norm: f21 opco
Also named: F21 OPCO, LLCdba oflegal entity
Forever 21dba oftrade name
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: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: notified law enforcement
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

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
Offering a complimentary 12-month membership of Experian’s IdentityWorks
Changes made: Implemented, and continues to evaluate and implement, additional measures to enhance the security of its systems and data
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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Montana State AGAug 29 · first

Oregon State AGAug 29 · first

Maine State AGAug 29 · first

Washington State AGAug 29 · first

California State AGAug 29 · first

Delaware State AGAug 29 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Aug 29 (MT), 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://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2023/09/1Y-F21-Master-Individual-Notification-Letter.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: 324fc63b7bb32879363807a6c668cb366036f8c60aaf488fde90e19972efea07

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityF21 OpCo LLC

Victim entityF21 OpCo LLC

Incidentdiscovered Mar 20, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceattorneygeneral.delaware.gov