HackingTechnologyInformationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedCredentialsIdentity (basic)LowContained

ZYNGA INC.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 31, 2019

Filed

Aug 31, 2019

To disclose

≤1 day

Affected

640state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for ZYNGA INC. →

Zynga, Inc. notified the Delaware Attorney General that outside hackers may have accessed player account login information (usernames and passwords) for the game 'Draw Something' on or about August 31, 2019. Approximately 640 Delaware residents were identified as affected. Zynga retained forensic firms, notified law enforcement, and enhanced system security.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · ≤1 day / 0 days

Aug 31, 2019

Begins

Aug 31, 2019

Discovered

Aug 31, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

19 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

California State AGbd_1bb48f2cbe5297c42019-09-30 · +30dVerified

Name: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
norm: orrick herrington sutcliffe
Domain: orrick.com

Name: ZYNGA INC.
norm: zynga
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Aug 31, 2019
Breach occurred: Aug 31, 2019
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 22, 2019
Affected individuals: 640state-resident count only
Data types: CredentialsIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: submit this letter pursuant to Title 6, Chapter 12B, Section 102(d) of the Delaware Code
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: An investigation was immediately commenced
Leading third-party forensics firms were retained to assist
We notified law enforcement
Taken steps to protect these users’ accounts from invalid logins
Taken steps to further enhance the security of its systems that contain personal information
Changes made: Taken steps to further enhance the security of its systems that contain personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: ≤1 day(0 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Delaware State AGAug 31 · first · this page

California State AG+30d

Pattern: first filing Aug 31 (DE), last Sep 30 (CA) — a 30-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2020/06/Zynga.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 31, 2019
Raw hash: 987acd8baf2c2cdcea687560ea155b919b56ecf9c8fd5b076f4ea4165465b7f8

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Victim entityZYNGA INC.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 31, 2019

Stated responseAn investigation was immediately commenced

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceattorneygeneral.delaware.gov