Forever 21

Disclosed Apr 20, 20172,543 affectedConfirmed

What is known

People affected	2,543 (as reported by the organization)
Disclosed	Apr 20, 2017
Discovered	Oct 1, 2017
Happened	Feb 15, 2018
Attack	Hacking
Data exposed	NamesPayment cardsFinancial
Sector	Other · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Official noticeoag.ca.gov

California Attorney General breach notice: Forever 21

Official noticeatg.wa.gov

Washington Attorney General breach notice: Forever 21

Official noticejustice.oregon.gov

Oregon DOJ breach notice: Forever 21

Official noticein.gov

Indiana Attorney General 2018 data breach report: Forever 21

Official noticemaine.gov

Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: Forever 21

Notices filed

Residents of MEApr 20, 2017

Maine AG1 person

Residents of INNov 14, 2017

Indiana AGCount not stated

Residents of CADec 28, 2017

California AGCount not stated

Residents of WADec 28, 2017

Washington AGCount not stated

Residents of ORDec 28, 2017

Oregon DOJCount not stated

Residents of CAJun 1, 2018

California AGCount not stated

Residents of CAJun 22, 2018

California AGCount not stated

History of this record

data_types2026-09-25

[] to ["names","payment-card","financial"]by backfillSource

records_basis2026-09-25

empty to organizationby backfillSource

records2026-09-25

empty to 2543by backfillSource

disclosed2026-09-25

2017-11-14 to 2017-04-20by backfillSource

disclosed2026-09-25

2017-12-28 to 2017-11-14by backfillSource

attack2026-09-25

unknown to hackingby backfillSource

discovered2026-09-25

empty to 2017-10-01by backfillSource

disclosed2026-09-25

2018-06-01 to 2017-12-28by backfillSource

disclosed2026-09-25

2018-06-22 to 2018-06-01by backfillSource

Added2026-09-25

First recordedby backfillSource

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

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