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World Acceptance Corporation

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Sep 8, 2026

Filed

Oct 2, 2026

To disclose

24 days

Affected · nationwide

232,40151,073 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

95%
Full breach record for World Acceptance Corporation →

World Acceptance Corporation based in Greenville, South Carolina, a financial services entity reported a data breach to the Texas Attorney General. The breach was discovered on 2026-09-08 and reported on 2026-10-02. 51,073 Texas residents were affected. 232,401 individuals affected in total. Types of information involved: Name of individual;Social Security Number Information;Driver’s License number. Consumers were notified via Notice by publication in print media;Posted at company website or special website;U.S. Mail.

Texas clock✓ TX AG ≤30d24 days discovery → filing
⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · ≤ 24 days

Sep 8, 2026

Discovered

Oct 2, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗
Massachusetts State AGSep 1 · first
Delaware State AG+29d
Indiana State AG+29d
South Carolina State AG+29d
Texas State AG+31d · this page

Pattern: first filing Sep 1 (MA), last Oct 2 (TX) — a 31-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.