MalwareTechnologyRetail & ConsumerInformationRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)EmploymentFinancial accountLowContained

Shutterfly, Inc.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Dec 13, 2021

Filed

Mar 23, 2022

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

13 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Shutterfly, Inc. →5 incidents on file

Shutterfly experienced a ransomware attack on December 3, 2021, discovered on December 13, 2021. An unauthorized third party accessed the network, locking systems and accessing personal data including names, potential financial account numbers, and employment information such as salary and FMLA leave details. Shutterfly engaged cybersecurity experts, notified law enforcement, and offered two years of free credit monitoring via Equifax.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d14 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 10 days

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 100 days

Dec 3, 2021

Begins

Dec 13, 2021

Discovered

Mar 23, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 13 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by dispossessor about this victim predates this filing by 564 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_70ed09c9ac98481b2022-03-22 · +1dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGContibd_2c1679799e12b9842022-02-28 · +23dVerified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_2efc37853eea83ca2022-02-25 · +26dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGContibd_4d93724ffe4b78302022-02-22 · +29dVerified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 75d gap

HHS OCRbd_3f3a12955cf147a02022-05-03 · +41dVerified by operator
Oregon State AGbd_2ef1fe515d65166a2022-05-26 · +64dVerified by operator
Washington State AGContibd_730635c53186a9da2022-05-26 · +64dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_98318e1dead7508e2022-06-02 · +71dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_82f36a2eea2523fc2022-06-03 · +72dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_0e7b22817de5ba462022-06-06 · +75dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 12 linked disclosures.

Name: Shutterfly, Inc.
norm: shutterfly
Domain: shutterfly.com

Name: Shutterfly, Inc.
norm: shutterfly
Domain: shutterfly.com
Industry: TechnologyllmRetail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Dec 13, 2021
Breach occurred: Dec 3, 2021
Undetected for: 10 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)EmploymentFinancial account
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Took steps to restore and secure our systems
Brought in outside cybersecurity experts
Notified law enforcement
Offering two years of credit monitoring for free from Equifax
Changes made: Continuing to focus on improving our security based on what we learn
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(100 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

New Hampshire State AGFeb 22 · first

Massachusetts State AG+3d

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Montana State AG+28d

California State AG+29d · this page

HHS OCR+70d

Oregon State AG+93d

Washington State AG+93d

California State AG+100d

Maine State AG+101d

New Hampshire State AG+104d

Pattern: first filing Feb 22 (NH), last Jun 6 (NH) — a 104-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 12 — the full spread may be wider.

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/sb24-551929
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 23, 2022
Raw hash: 8da3c6367e9fd0673fe6662383e19b6d49532b5a2a28338a60e4a3126998526d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityShutterfly, Inc.

Victim entityShutterfly, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 13, 2021

Stated responseTook steps to restore and secure our systems

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov