Snap Finance LLC and Snap RTO LLC Data Breach
NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Snap Finance LLC, Snap RTO LLC, or both, contact the Arnold Law Firm at 916-777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.
On or about December 2, 2022, Snap Finance LLC and Snap RTO LLC (“Snap”) sent a (“Breach Letter”) to individuals informing them their personally identifiable information (“PII”) had been exfiltrated from Snap’s computer system through an external attack or “hacking” perpetrated by cyberthieves/hackers (“data breach”).
According to the Breach Letter, hackers gained “unauthorized access” (hacked) into Snap’s computer system between June 23, 2022 and September 8, 2022. Snap claims it took their “third-party forensics specialists” until October 28, 2022 to determine the PII stolen from Snap’s computer system by the hackers consisted of, including, but not limited to, Social Security numbers, names, Driver’s License numbers or State Identification numbers, and financial account numbers.
Snap is a financial services company consisting of two corporate entities located at two addresses, (for Snap Finance LLC) 1193 West, West Valley City, Utah 84119 and (for Snap RTO LLC) 2400 South, West Valley City, Utah 84119. It realizes $225 million in revenue annually, and it has 576 employees.
The data of over 61,302 individuals was compromised by this data breach. If you received a Breach Letter from Snap, you were impacted by the data breach.
Snap has offered data breach victims 12 months of Krill identity monitoring services.
WHAT INFORMATION IS INVOLVED?
According to Snap, the following information was exposed:
- Social Security numbers
- Names
- Driver’s License numbers or State Identification numbers
- Financial account numbers
This information is called your Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”). It tells others about you and is considered part of your identity. Businesses are required to secure this information or risk facing statutory penalties, among other legal penalties. Stolen PII can be used by identity thieves to engage in fraudulent activity using your identity.
The best way to protect yourself after a data breach is to sign up for credit and identity protection services as soon as possible. California offers extra protections and legal rights to its residents through the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).
NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Snap Finance LLC, Snap RTO LLC, or both, contact the Arnold Law Firm at 916-777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.