AccidentalTechnologyRetail & ConsumerInformationMisconfigurationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDCredentialsFinancial accountEmploymentHighResolved

FlexShopper, LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 30, 2017

Filed

Oct 3, 2017

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

16,550state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for FlexShopper, LLC →

FlexShopper, LLC discovered on August 30, 2017, that a customer database was inadvertently accessible on the internet between August 25 and August 30, 2017. Approximately 16,550 California residents were affected. Exposed data included names, emails, passwords, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, SSNs, employment info, income, and financial data. No evidence of misuse was found. The company took systems offline, conducted a forensic investigation, and is offering credit monitoring.

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California clockDiscovered Aug 30, 2017 → Notified Oct 3, 201734d ✓ CA 60-day OK5 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 34 days

Aug 25, 2017

Begins

Aug 30, 2017

Discovered

Oct 3, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_0da1027dfd9ca69f2017-10-03Verified
Montana State AGbd_6aa7df82a8a2b2ca2017-10-03Candidate
Washington State AGbd_83d9b5291452e3352017-10-03Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_a994362b47b761ca2017-10-03Verified

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Oregon State AGbd_1c2016df7fe6b54b2017-10-05 · +2dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_4f48d3700e254e9f2017-10-06 · +3dVerified

Name: FlexShopper, LLC
norm: flexshopper

Name: FlexShopper, LLC
norm: flexshopper
Industry: TechnologyllmRetail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Aug 30, 2017
Breach occurred: Aug 25, 2017 – Aug 30, 2017
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 3, 2017
Affected individuals: 16,550state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDCredentialsFinancial accountEmployment
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Misconfiguration
Regulator citations: Notified California Attorney General

During the incident: Immediately took action and commenced a forensic investigation
Took its databases offline
Commenced an investigation with the help of computer experts
Changes made: Reviewing and revising its information security policies and procedures
Conducting a comprehensive security assessment
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(34 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 34d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Aug 30, 2017
→ Notified: Oct 3, 2017
34d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Aug 30, 2017 → Notified: Oct 3, 2017	34d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Massachusetts State AGOct 3 · first

Montana State AGOct 3 · first

Washington State AGOct 3 · first

New Hampshire State AGOct 3 · first

California State AGOct 3 · first · this page

Oregon State AG+2d

South Carolina State AG+3d

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/sb24-102351
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 3, 2017
Raw hash: f2c5310159c99bf616c7477e4be92e0766f724d52d74fbabfe46dbe05f304e3b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFlexShopper, LLC

Victim entityFlexShopper, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Aug 30, 2017

Stated responseImmediately took action and commenced a forensic investigation

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov