Sterling BackCheck
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Disclosures
5
State AG · 4 jurisdictions
Incidents
2
filings grouped by incident
Max affected reported
7,664
nationwide · State AG VT
Leak-site claims
0
none in sample
Identity resolution
- Canonical name
- Sterling BackCheck
- Normalized
- sterling backcheck— dedupe via name-norm; Microsoft / MSFT collapse to one row
- GLEIF LEI
- No match
- SEC EDGAR CIK
- None — not an SEC registrant
- Domain
- None on record
Disclosure history (5)newest first
- 🍁Vermont State AGas victim2024-12-13
Certified Employment Screening dba Americhek notified consumers that its vendor, BackChecked LLC, experienced unauthorized access to its digital systems on September 26, 2024. The incident potentially exposed applicants' names, dates of birth, driver's license numbers, and Social Security numbers. Americhek is offering 12 months of complimentary identity protection services. 7,664 individuals were notified.
- 🐻California State AGas victim2024-12-13
Certified Employment Screening Inc. dba Americhek notified affected individuals of a data security incident at vendor BackChecked LLC. An unauthorized individual accessed BackChecked's systems on September 26, 2024, potentially obtaining applicant names, dates of birth, driver's license numbers, and Social Security numbers. BackChecked notified Americhek on October 29, 2024. Approximately 7,664 individuals were notified. IDX identity protection services were offered.
- ⛰️New Hampshire State AGas victim2024-12-13
Certified Employment Screening Inc. d/b/a Americhek notified the NH Attorney General of a data security incident involving its vendor, BackChecked LLC. Unauthorized access occurred on September 26, 2024. Americhek was notified on October 29, 2024, and determined personal information of applicants was impacted. 11 New Hampshire residents were notified on December 13, 2024. Identity protection services were offered.
- 🌲Washington State AGas victim2015-08-11
Sterling BackCheck, a business sector entity reported a theft or mistake incident to the Washington Attorney General. The organization became aware of the incident on 2015-05-30 and filed notice on 2015-08-11. 1,419 Washington residents were affected. 73 days elapsed between awareness and notification. 1 days to identify the breach. 0 days to contain the breach.
- 🐻California State AGas victim2015-08-07
On May 29, 2015, a password-protected laptop was stolen from a SterlingBackcheck employee's vehicle. The laptop may have contained a file with names, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth of individuals who had applied for employment through SterlingBackcheck clients. The company launched an investigation, notified affected clients, and arranged 24 months of free credit monitoring via AllClear ID for potentially impacted individuals.