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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, 2018Notified 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

17 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 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.