Advance Auto Parts CISO just revealed for the first time the number of people affected when criminals broke into its Snowflake instance – a whopping 2.3 million.
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Ethan Steiger notified Maine's attorney general on Wednesday of the extent of the damage — precisely numbered at 2,316,591 — and the letter sent to victims confirms that the information potentially stolen includes names, dates of birth, social security numbers and driver's license or other ID document numbers.
Steiger's letter also said that Advance Auto Parts became aware of the breach on May 23, but it now understands that the cybercriminals behind the attack maintained access to its Snowflake instance between April 14 and May 24.
Two letter templates were included in the filing with Maine's AG — one for the 13,858 Maine residents affected by the attack and another that appears to be a general template designed for victims living in other states.
