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Advance Auto Parts

Disclosed Jun 14, 20242,316,591 affectedConfirmed

SEC filing

Snowflake-linked breach exposes data of 2.3 million applicants and employees

Advance Auto Parts reported to the SEC that on May 23, 2024 it identified unauthorized activity in a third-party cloud database, and data was offered for sale on June 4. State filings later showed 2,316,591 current and former job applicants and employees had Social Security numbers, ID numbers and birth dates exposed.

What is known

People affected2,316,591 (as reported by the organization)
DisclosedJun 14, 2024
DiscoveredMay 23, 2024
HappenedJun 5, 2024
AttackCredential stuffing
Data exposedEmailsNamesPhone numbersAddressesSocial Security numbersGovernment IDsDates of birthEmployment
SectorRetail · US
StatusConfirmed
Part ofSnowflake (2024)
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History of this record
source_type2026-09-25
aggregator to filingby seedSource
source_url2026-09-25
https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/AdvanceAutoParts to https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158449/000115844924000162/aap-20240523.htmby seedSource
status2026-09-25
disclosed to confirmedby seedSource
verified_by2026-09-25
empty to researchby seedSource
verified2026-09-25
0 to 1by seedSource
campaign2026-09-25
empty to snowflake-2024by seedSource
country2026-09-25
empty to USby seedSource
sector2026-09-25
tech to retailby seedSource
attack2026-09-25
insider to credential-stuffingby seedSource
data_types2026-09-25
["emails","names","phone","addresses"] to ["emails","names","phone","addresses","ssn","government-id","dob","employment"]by seedSource
records_basis2026-09-25
hibp to organizationby seedSource
records2026-09-25
79243727 to 2316591by seedSource
disclosed2026-09-25
2024-06-24 to 2024-06-14by seedSource
discovered2026-09-25
empty to 2024-05-23by seedSource
summary2026-09-25
In June 2024, Advance Auto Parts confirmed they had suffered a data breach which was posted for sale to a popular hacking forum. Linked to unauthorised access to Snowflake cloud services, the breach exposed a large number of records related to Advance Auto Parts reported to the SEC that on May 23, 2024 it identified unauthorized activity in a third-party cloud database, and data was offered for sale on June 4. State filings later showed 2,316,591 current and former job applicantsby seedSource
title2026-09-25
empty to Snowflake-linked breach exposes data of 2.3 million applicants and employeesby seedSource
Added2026-09-25
First recordedby backfillSource

First seen 2026-09-25 (Have I Been Pwned), confirmed by Research. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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