HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDCritical

F21 OpCo LLC

bd_a777e26a66056638 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Critical

Discovered

Aug 4, 2023

Filed

Aug 29, 2023

To disclose

25 days

Affected · nationwide

539,2071,139 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for F21 OpCo LLC →2 incidents on file

F21 OpCo LLC, operating as Forever 21, experienced an external system breach between January 5, 2023, and March 21, 2023. The breach was discovered on August 4, 2023, and affected 539,207 individuals. The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. In response, the company provided written notifications to affected individuals between August 29 and August 31, 2023, and offered 12 months of identity protection services through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 4, 2023 → Filed with AG Aug 29, 202325d ✓ ME AG ≤30d25 days discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 211 days

discovery → filing · 25 days

Jan 5, 2023

Begins

Aug 4, 2023

Discovered

Aug 29, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_37a3c3659f9bd7272023-08-29Candidate
Delaware State AGbd_3fde4b2e47cb5c8b2023-08-29Verified
Oregon State AGbd_8e5ceb792c1aab492023-08-29Verified
Washington State AGbd_b8de6d37b2a567142023-08-29Verified

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California State AGbd_ddd74bf44793eb482023-08-29Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_0d25cbbb52d852cc2023-09-05 · +7dVerified

Name: F21 OpCo LLC
norm: f21 opco

Name: F21 OpCo LLC
norm: f21 opco
Also named: F21 OpCo LLCdba oflegal entity
Forever 21dba oftrade name
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Aug 4, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 5, 2023 – Mar 21, 2023
Undetected for: 211 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 29, 2023
Affected individuals: 539,207state + nationwide
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Provided written notification to affected consumers
Offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through Experian IdentityWorks
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 days(25 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 25dME CRA notice due
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Aug 4, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Aug 29, 2023
25d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 4, 2023 → Filed with AG: Aug 29, 2023	25d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Montana State AGAug 29 · first

Delaware State AGAug 29 · first

Oregon State AGAug 29 · first

Washington State AGAug 29 · first

California State AGAug 29 · first

Maine State AGAug 29 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Aug 29 (MT), last Sep 5 (NH) — a 7-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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/dfe496ce-bd38-477c-912a-26bd54798369.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 29, 2023
Raw hash: 87803a4d07f0666e01003cf2f20f04a725f3db96b600a965ac00d504ae91b6c6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityF21 OpCo LLC

Victim entityF21 OpCo LLC

Incidentdiscovered Aug 4, 2023

Stated responseProvided written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov