Advance Auto Parts

Disclosed Mar 15, 201610 years agoConfirmed

What is known

People affected	Not stated in the sources we have
Disclosed	Mar 15, 2016
Discovered	Mar 7, 2016
Happened	Mar 7, 2016
Attack	Phishing
Data exposed	Names, Social Security numbers
Sector	Tech · US
Status	Confirmed

Source	Kind
California Attorney General breach notice: Advance Auto Partsoag.ca.gov · Official notice	Official notice
Washington Attorney General breach notice: Advance Auto Partsatg.wa.gov · Official notice	Official notice
Oregon DOJ breach notice: Advance Auto Partsjustice.oregon.gov · Official notice	Official notice
Indiana Attorney General 2016 data breach report: Advance Auto Partsin.gov · Official notice	Official notice
Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: Advance Auto Partsmaine.gov · Official notice	Official notice

Where	Filed	People
Washington AGresidents of WA	Mar 15, 2016	544
Indiana AGresidents of IN	Mar 15, 2016	3,310
Maine AGresidents of ME	Mar 15, 2016
California AGresidents of CA	Mar 16, 2016
Oregon DOJresidents of OR	Apr 14, 2016	530

Breach	Disclosed	Attack	Sector	Status	Affected
Snowflake-linked breach exposes data of 2.3 million applicants and employeesJun 14, 20242 years agoCredential stuffing	Jun 14, 20242 years ago	Credential stuffing	Retail	Confirmed	2.3M

History of this record

2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","ssn"] · backfill source
2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/consumer-protection-division/id-theft-prevention/files/DB-Year-to-date-Report-2016.pdf · backfill source
2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to phishing · backfill source
2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2016-03-16 to 2016-03-15 · backfill source
2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2016-03-07 · backfill source
2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.