HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)HighContained

Forever 21, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 20, 2023

Filed

Aug 30, 2023

To disclose

23 weeks

Affected

4,659state residents only

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Forever 21, Inc. →5 incidents on file

Forever 21 notified South Carolina residents of a cyber incident where an unauthorized third party accessed systems between Jan 5 and Mar 21, 2023. The breach exposed names, SSNs, DOBs, bank account numbers, and health plan data. Forever 21 engaged cybersecurity firms, notified law enforcement, and offered 12 months of Experian IdentityWorks.

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South Carolina clock✓ SC CRA notice due23 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 74 days

discovery → filing · 23 weeks / 163 days

Jan 5, 2023

Begins

Mar 20, 2023

Discovered

Aug 30, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+14 wks slower

This filing is one of 10 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_2634c13b1fa9c23c2023-08-29 · +1dVerified by operator
Montana State AGbd_37a3c3659f9bd7272023-08-29 · +1dCandidate
Delaware State AGbd_3fde4b2e47cb5c8b2023-08-29 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_42814cc29f399df82023-08-29 · +1dVerified by operator

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Oregon State AGbd_8e5ceb792c1aab492023-08-29 · +1dVerified
Maine State AGbd_a777e26a660566382023-08-29 · +1dVerified
Washington State AGbd_b8de6d37b2a567142023-08-29 · +1dVerified
California State AGbd_ddd74bf44793eb482023-08-29 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_0d25cbbb52d852cc2023-09-05 · +6dVerified

Name: Forever 21, Inc.
norm: forever 21

Name: Forever 21, Inc.
norm: forever 21
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: 4,659state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement and continued to support their investigation

During the incident: Launched an investigation
Engaged leading cybersecurity firms to assist
Notified law enforcement
Took steps to help assure that the unauthorized third party no longer has access to the data
Changes made: Implemented additional measures to enhance the security of its systems and data
Offering a complimentary 12-month membership of Experian’s IdentityWorks
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 weeks(163 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: SC CRA notice due
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

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Indiana State AGAug 29 · first

Montana State AGAug 29 · first

Delaware State AGAug 29 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 29 · first

Oregon State AGAug 29 · first

Maine State AGAug 29 · first

Washington State AGAug 29 · first

California State AGAug 29 · first

South Carolina State AG+1d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Aug 29 (IN), 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://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Security%20Breach%20Notices/Forever21.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 30, 2023
Raw hash: 5966be65dbab4c228c0e52212a9891c16a4371e24b74f82f20c2cec7d89fac72

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityForever 21, Inc.

Victim entityForever 21, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 20, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation

ComplianceSC CRA notice due

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov