Advance Auto Parts data stolen in Snowflake attack
SpilloverSpillover from the Snowflake incident · View original incident →Terabytes of Advance Auto Parts data were stolen in an attack linked to Snowflake. A class action was filed alleging harm to employees and job applicants, and a $10 million settlement was later reported.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Advance Auto Parts
- Original incident
- Snowflake customer data stolen using credentials harvested by infostealers
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Terabytes of data stolen
- Cause / method
- Snowflake-related attack
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- It was reported that terabytes of company data had been stolen in a Snowflake-related attack.
- A class action alleging that employees' and job applicants' data had been leaked was reported.
- A $10 million settlement related to the data breach was reported.
- Follow-up details on the data breach class action settlement were disclosed.
Original incident
This is spillover from the Snowflake incident.
Snowflake customer data stolen using credentials harvested by infostealers
Impact: Significant volumes of data stolen from multiple customers
Credentials linked to infostealer malware were used to steal Snowflake customer data. Multiple customers, including Ticketmaster, were affected, and Mandiant confirmed significant data theft and attacks aimed at extortion. Lawsuits were subsequently filed against Snowflake, AT&T and Ticketmaster.
Related reports: 51 · last report →
5 related reports
- Terabytes of Advance Auto Parts data stolen in Snowflake attack
- Advance Auto Parts class action claims data breach affects employees, applicants
- Snowflake-linked attack on Advance Auto Parts exposes 2.3 million people
- Advance Auto Parts $10M Data Breach Settlement
- Advance Auto Parts data breach class action settlement
The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organization’s official statements for accurate details.