HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedAuthenticationCredentialsFinancial accountIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

FlexShopper, LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 30, 2017

Filed

Oct 3, 2017

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

2,396state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for FlexShopper, LLC →

FlexShopper, LLC notified the Washington AG that on August 30, 2017, a database containing customer PII (SSNs, bank accounts, passwords) was inadvertently accessible online. 2,396 WA residents affected. Notifications sent Oct 3-6, 2017. Incident resolved; credit monitoring offered.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 34 days

Aug 30, 2017

Discovered

Oct 3, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

3 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
California State AGbd_78f8f9ac2aeae15e2017-10-03Verified
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: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: wilsonelser.com

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

Discovered: Aug 30, 2017
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 3, 2017
Affected individuals: 2,396state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountCredentials
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberFinancial account numberUsername + passwordDate of birth
WA-stated cause: Unauthorized Access
WA-stated duration: lifecycle Unknowndexposure Unknownd
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Commenced a forensic investigation
Taking its databases offline
Conducting a comprehensive security assessment
Reviewing and revising its information security policies and procedures
Arranged with ID Experts to provide MyIDCare services
Changes made: Reviewing and revising its information security policies and procedures
Taking its databases offline
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: — (clock not assessable for this source)

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

California State AGOct 3 · first

New Hampshire State AGOct 3 · first

Washington 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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachM9740.pdf
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: 334a56ebcdc2e346daec32e1ca9add29a510ba0f3210c3ff7ccdf9412a2f6d6e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityFlexShopper, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Aug 30, 2017

Stated responseCommenced a forensic investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com