EmblemHealth

EmblemHealth notified California AG on Nov 30, 2016 of a data breach, which occurred on Oct 14, 2016. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Medical / health information, Postal address, Name.

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

Organization: EmblemHealth
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Nov 30, 2016
Date(s) of breach: Monday, October 3, 2016Tuesday, October 4, 2016Wednesday, October 5, 2016Thursday, October 6, 2016Friday, October 7, 2016Saturday, October 8, 2016Sunday, October 9, 2016Monday, October 10, 2016Tuesday, October 11, 2016Wednesday, October 12, 2016Thursday, October 13, 2016Friday, October 14, 2016
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Financial / bank account Medical / health information Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Oct 13, 2016, as stated in the letter
"On October 13, 2016, we learned of an unintentional disclosure of your Health Insurance Claim Number (HICN) as a result of this mailing."
Days to notice: 48 days from discovery (Oct 13, 2016) to the California record (Nov 30, 2016). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
Third party: The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:18 UTC

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