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HackingTechnologyInformationCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)CredentialsCriticalContained

MyHeritage

bd_7da14bb6cb2c83cc · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Critical

Discovered

Jun 4, 2018

Filed

Jun 15, 2018

To disclose

11 days

Affected · nationwide

92,283,8892,057,834 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%
Full breach record for MyHeritage →

MyHeritage Ltd. disclosed a data breach affecting 92.3 million users, including approximately 2 million California residents. The incident, which occurred on October 26, 2017, involved the exposure of email addresses and hashed passwords. The breach was discovered on June 4, 2018, when a security researcher notified the company of a file containing this data on a third-party server. MyHeritage responded by resetting all user passwords, enabling two-factor authentication, and engaging forensic investigators. No other personal data, such as financial information or DNA data, was believed to be compromised.

California clockDiscovered Jun 4, 2018 → Notified Jun 7, 20182d ✓ CA 60-day OK11 days discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 222 days
discovery → filing · 10 days

Oct 26, 2017

Begins

Jun 4, 2018

Discovered

Jun 15, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

9 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

View merged incident ↗
Delaware State AGJun 15 · first
California State AGJun 15 · first · this page

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.