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Advance America, Cash Advance Centers of Washington data breach

USUnited States · Advance America, Cash Advance Centers of Washington, LLC

Advance America, Cash Advance Centers of Washington (United States) notified the Oregon Department of Justice, the Iowa Attorney General and the Washington Attorney General of a data breach on 18 August 2023. It told the states about 26,092 Washington residents; the total can be higher. The breach began on 7 February 2023, 192 days before it was reported.

Status
Confirmed breach
People affected
26,092 Washington residents (one state’s count; the total can be higher)
Reported
18 August 2023
Across the state notices
at least 29,235 people (Oregon and Washington: each state counts only its own residents)
Breach began
7 February 2023
Time to tell
192 days (the median in California’s notices over the last year: 154 days)

What was exposed

The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does.

What changed since it was first reported

  1. Confirmed breach, 26,092 Washington residents (Washington Attorney General)

Sources

Official notices are read by code from the regulator’s own register. More notices to Oregon, Iowa, Washington. · Corrections and changes

If Advance America, Cash Advance Centers of Washington had your data

  1. Look for Advance America, Cash Advance Centers of Washington, LLC’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
  2. The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does. If Advance America, Cash Advance Centers of Washington, LLC has a password of yours, change it now to be safe.
  3. Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be Advance America, Cash Advance Centers of Washington, LLC, your bank or the police. Never give codes or passwords, never approve a sign-in you did not start, never move money.

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