HackingRetail & ConsumerHospitalityRetailCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPCIFinancial accountLowContained

Affinity Gaming LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 17, 2014

Filed

May 19, 2014

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Affinity Gaming LLC →2 incidents on file

Affinity Gaming confirmed an unauthorized intrusion into its payment processing systems at casino properties in NV, IA, MO, and CO. The breach occurred between Dec 7, 2013, and Apr 28, 2014, and was discovered on Apr 17, 2014. Credit and debit card data for non-gaming transactions was compromised. Affinity engaged Mandiant for forensics, secured systems, and notified law enforcement (FBI, Secret Service) and regulators.

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California clockDiscovered Apr 17, 2014 → Notified May 16, 201429d ✓ CA 60-day OK5 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 131 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 32 days

Dec 7, 2013

Begins

Apr 17, 2014

Discovered

May 19, 2014

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_c8f2060a39f552de2014-05-16 · +3dCandidate

Name: Affinity Gaming LLC
norm: affinity gaming

Name: Affinity Gaming LLC
norm: affinity gaming
Industry: Retail & ConsumerllmHospitalityllm

Discovered: Apr 17, 2014
Breach occurred: Dec 7, 2013 – Apr 28, 2014
Undetected for: 131 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 16, 2014
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PCIFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Working closely with the United States Secret Service and the United States Federal Bureau of InvestigationNotified gaming regulators, and certain state and international regulators

During the incident: Initiated a thorough investigation
Engaged Mandiant, a third-party data forensics expert
Fully secured the payment card systems
Established a confidential, toll-free inquiry line
Working closely with the United States Secret Service and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation
Notified gaming regulators, and certain state and international regulators
Notified the credit card companies and the appropriate banks
Changes made: Undertaken systematic and uncompromising efforts to strengthen the security of its data network
Identify and implement additional appropriate safeguards
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(32 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 29d
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: Apr 17, 2014
→ Notified: May 16, 2014
29d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Apr 17, 2014 → Notified: May 16, 2014	29d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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New Hampshire State AGMay 16 · first

California State AG+3d · 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.

Source URL: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-45139
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 19, 2014
Raw hash: 7d5431b6d3d6200a1efbef629b1d47fe2d1703de44cd7d461dd8679465031279

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAffinity Gaming LLC

Victim entityAffinity Gaming LLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 17, 2014

Stated responseInitiated a thorough investigation

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov