UnknownRetail & ConsumerRetailCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Francesca's Acquisition, LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 31, 2023

Filed

Sep 25, 2023

To disclose

34 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Francesca's Acquisition, LLC →

Francesca’s Acquisition, LLC notified the California AG of a data breach affecting customer information. The incident occurred between January 12 and January 31, 2023, and was discovered on January 31, 2023. The company engaged forensic investigators and implemented additional technical safeguards. Affected data may include names and other personal information. Complimentary identity monitoring was offered.

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California clockDiscovered Jan 31, 2023 → Notified Aug 8, 2023189d ✗ CA 60-day late34 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 19 days

discovery → filing · 34 weeks / 237 days

Jan 12, 2023

Begins

Jan 31, 2023

Discovered

Sep 25, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+26 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_200c243333239c202023-09-25Candidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_22858389bdbdb2bd2023-09-25Verified
Vermont State AGbd_723d481b8bee5beb2023-09-25Verified
Montana State AGbd_7d7745dc9785e0482023-09-25Verified by operator

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Indiana State AGbd_92b435079e5e007c2023-09-25Verified
Oregon State AGbd_a53d9dc745012e3a2023-09-25Verified
Washington State AGbd_f0c86345edca80fc2023-09-25Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_799e853f809267fd2023-09-26 · +1dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_db3340a463b185c12023-09-26 · +1dVerified

Name: Francesca's Acquisition, LLC
norm: francesca s acquisition

Name: Francesca's Acquisition, LLC
norm: francesca s acquisition
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jan 31, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 12, 2023 – Jan 31, 2023
Undetected for: 19 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 8, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unknown

During the incident: Engaged a third-party team of forensic investigators to determine the full nature and scope of the incident
Took steps to secure our systems and investigate the incident
Implemented additional technical safeguards to further enhance the security of information in our possession
Arranged for complimentary identity monitoring for 12 months through Kroll
Changes made: Implemented additional technical safeguards to further enhance the security of information in our possession
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 34 weeks(237 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 189d
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: Jan 31, 2023
→ Notified: Aug 8, 2023
189d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Jan 31, 2023 → Notified: Aug 8, 2023	189d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

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Maine State AGSep 25 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 25 · first

Vermont State AGSep 25 · first

Montana State AGSep 25 · first

Indiana State AGSep 25 · first

Oregon State AGSep 25 · first

Washington State AGSep 25 · first

California State AGSep 25 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

South Carolina State AG+1d

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/sb24-574188
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 25, 2023
Raw hash: b8163d734145538dcb1ecc6f59e97337718ba479d54fa54ab71088941ecf9f9f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFrancesca's Acquisition, LLC

Victim entityFrancesca's Acquisition, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jan 31, 2023

Stated responseEngaged a third-party team of forensic investigators to determine the full nature and scope of the incident

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov