Five Below, Inc.

Five Below, Inc. notified California AG on Feb 14, 2019 of a data breach, which occurred on Nov 13, 2018. Data exposed: Financial / bank account, Postal address, Name.

Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization: Five Below, Inc.
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Feb 14, 2019
Date(s) of breach: Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Financial / bank account Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Jan 17, 2019, as stated in the letter
"On January 17, 2019, the investigation identified the potential for unauthorized access to payment card data."
Days to notice: 28 days from discovery (Jan 17, 2019) to the California record (Feb 14, 2019). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Offered in the letter: 12 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
Third party: The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:13 UTC

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