activeNC AG filing · February 20, 2026
Advance Auto Parts Breach: Guidance for Affected People
A 2024 cloud-environment breach exposed names, Social Security numbers, and driver license numbers of applicants and employees. Here is what to do.
- State
- NC
- Affected
- 2,300,000
- Breach date
- May 23, 2024
- Reported
- February 20, 2026
What may have been exposed
- names
- Social Security numbers
- driver license numbers
The Advance Auto Parts incident is tied to data stored in a Snowflake cloud environment. Reported exposed data includes names, Social Security numbers, and driver license numbers, and it primarily affected job applicants and employees. With both SSNs and license numbers exposed, a credit freeze and a fraud alert are reasonable protective steps. Save your notification letter for any future claim.