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Branton, de Jong and Associates

Branton, de Jong and Associates notified California AG on Mar 25, 2018 of a data breach, which occurred on Feb 26, 2018. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Date of birth, Usernames / passwords, Tax ID / EIN / ITIN, Phone number, Postal address, Name.

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

Organization
Branton, de Jong and Associates
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Mar 25, 2018
Date(s) of breach
Sunday, February 11, 2018Monday, February 26, 2018
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Social Security number Financial / bank account Date of birth Usernames / passwords Tax ID / EIN / ITIN Phone number Postal address Name
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
Mar 16, 2018, as stated in the letter
"On March 16, 2018, the specialized forensic IT firm determined that there was unauthorized access to our system from a foreign IP address."
Days to notice
9 days from discovery (Mar 16, 2018) to the California record (Mar 25, 2018). 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
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:15 UTC

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