Advance Auto Parts Data Breach
Last Updated on July 19, 2024
At A Glance
- What's Going On?
- Attorneys need to hear from people affected by the Advance Auto Parts data breach as they investigate whether a class action lawsuit can be filed.
- Does This Cost Anything?
- It costs nothing to get in touch or to talk to someone about your rights.
- What Can I Get?
- If filed and successful, a class action lawsuit could provide consumers with money for any harm resulting from the breach.
Advance Auto Parts Data Breach:
Lawsuit Investigation
Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are looking into whether a class action lawsuit can be filed in light of the Advance Auto Parts data breach.
As part of their investigation, they need to hear from individuals who received a notice stating they were impacted.
Advance Auto Parts, a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider, reported in a June 14, 2024 regulatory filing that it had experienced a significant data breach. According to a data breach notice submitted to the Maine Attorney General's Office in July 2024, the company identified unauthorized activity within Snowflake, a third-party cloud storage environment, on May 23, 2024. After an investigation, it was determined that the unauthorized party accessed or copied files maintained by Advance Auto Parts between April 14, 2024 and May 24, 2024. The compromised files reportedly contained personal information belonging to current and former job applicants and employees, including names, Social Security numbers, driver's license or other government-issued ID numbers, and dates of birth.
According to media reports, a hacker using the alias Sp1d3r claimed to have stolen 3TB of Advance Auto Parts data and listed it for sale in early June. The listing stated that the stolen information included 380 million customer profiles with names, emails, phone numbers, and addresses; 140 million customer orders; 44 million loyalty and gas card numbers; sales history details, employment candidate information with sensitive details like Social Security and driver's license numbers; and transaction information. BleepingComputer.com reported that the hacker also claimed to be selling 358,000 employee records, likely including data belonging to former employees.
Advance Auto Parts has begun mailing notice of the incident to affected individuals.
If your information was exposed in the breach, attorneys want to hear from you. You may be able to start a class action lawsuit to recover compensation for loss of privacy, time spent dealing with the breach, out-of-pocket costs, and more.
A successful case could also force Advance Auto Parts to ensure it takes proper steps to protect the information it was entrusted with.
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