HackingTechnologyInformationStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedTargetedCredentialsPIICriticalContained

MyHeritage

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Jun 4, 2018

Filed

Jun 15, 2018

To disclose

11 days

Affected

92,283,889scope not determined

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for MyHeritage →

MyHeritage, Ltd. disclosed a data breach affecting 92,283,889 users. The incident involved the unauthorized access and exfiltration of email addresses and hashed passwords. The breach occurred on October 26, 2017, and was discovered on June 4, 2018, after a security researcher alerted the company. MyHeritage reset all user passwords, engaged forensic investigators, and implemented Two-Factor Authentication.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 222 days

discovery → filing · 10 days

Oct 26, 2017

Begins

Jun 4, 2018

Discovered

Jun 15, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

17 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_7da14bb6cb2c83cc2018-06-15Candidate

Name: MyHeritage
norm: myheritage
Domain: myheritage.com

Name: MyHeritage
norm: myheritage
Domain: myheritage.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jun 4, 2018
Breach occurred: Oct 26, 2017
Undetected for: 222 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 4, 2018
Affected individuals: 92,283,889scope not determined
Data types: CredentialsPII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified relevant authorities as per GDPR
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Set up an Information Security Incident Response Team to investigate the incident
Engaged a leading, independent cybersecurity firm to conduct comprehensive forensic reviews
Notified relevant authorities as per GDPR
Set up a 24/7 security customer support team
Expired all passwords on MyHeritage, requiring our users to set a new password
Added the option of Two-Factor Authentication for user accounts
Changes made: Added the option of Two-Factor Authentication for user accounts
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 days(11 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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California State AGJun 15 · first

Delaware State AGJun 15 · first · this page

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://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/06/MyHeritage-Sample-Notice.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 15, 2018
Raw hash: 140da76644c44ceffd12fd96c7c8bcaeca2b5f1d953741e5a2e587e8efd3c3b0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMyHeritage

Victim entityMyHeritage

Incidentdiscovered Jun 4, 2018

Stated responseSet up an Information Security Incident Response Team to investigate the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceattorneygeneral.delaware.gov