Chess.com, LLC
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Full breach record for Chess.com, LLC →Chess.com notified Nebraska residents of a data breach involving unauthorized access to a third-party file transfer application. The incident occurred between June 5 and 18, 2025, and was discovered on June 19, 2025. Personal information, including names, was accessed for fewer than 0.003% of users. No financial data was compromised. Chess.com contained the incident, engaged forensic experts, and notified law enforcement. Affected individuals received credit monitoring and identity theft recovery services.
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Incident timeline
Jun 5, 2025
Begins
Jun 19, 2025
Discovered
Sep 3, 2025
Filed
Linked disclosures
Why this link?Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap
- Massachusetts State AGbd_9bc9145d37fe9f6d2025-09-03Verified
- Indiana State AGbd_d4f40ff3bc1d6ae02025-09-03Verified
- Maine State AGbd_da3bc401913fa8ba2025-09-03Candidate
- Vermont State AGbd_fcd24aa03b555a7d2025-09-03Verified
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- New Hampshire State AGbd_51094529e07762bf2025-09-08 · +5dVerified
Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states
View merged incident ↗Pattern: first filing Sep 3 (MA), last Sep 8 (NH) — a 5-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?
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