MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailRansomwareStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPHIHealth (basic)HighContained

F21 OpCo LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 20, 2023

Filed

Aug 29, 2023

To disclose

23 weeks

Affected

9,855state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

71%

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

F21 OpCo LLC (d/b/a Forever 21) reported a ransomware attack affecting Washington residents. Unauthorized access occurred Jan 5–Mar 21, 2023. Data included employee PII (SSN, DOB, bank info) and health plan data. 9,855 WA residents notified. Credit monitoring offered.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d23 weeks 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 · 74 days

discovery → filing · 23 weeks / 162 days

Jan 5, 2023

Begins

Mar 20, 2023

Discovered

Aug 29, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+16 wks slower

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
Maine State AGbd_a777e26a660566382023-08-29Verified

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

Name: Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
norm: norton rose fulbright us

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

Discovered: Mar 20, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 5, 2023 – Mar 21, 2023
Undetected for: 74 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 29, 2023
Affected individuals: 9,855state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPHIHealth (basic)
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberFinancial account numberDate of birth
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoing
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Washington State Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation
Engaged leading cybersecurity firms to assist
Notified law enforcement
Conducted dark web monitoring
Offered 12-months of complimentary credit monitoring and fraud protection services
Provided a toll-free hotline
Changes made: Implemented additional measures to enhance the security of its systems and data
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 weeks(162 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
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.

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

Maine State AGAug 29 · first

California State AGAug 29 · first

Washington 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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA26373.pdf
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: d35cdb8d0a3445c553e0d4523322a4dc0627c8fde92d675ea48a265d7634bf7b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNorton Rose Fulbright US LLP

Victim entityF21 OpCo LLC

Incidentdiscovered Mar 20, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com