Far Niente Winery

Far Niente Winery notified California AG on Nov 15, 2017 of a data breach, which occurred on Aug 21, 2017. Data exposed: Social Security number, Postal address, Name.

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

Organization: Far Niente Winery
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Nov 15, 2017
Date(s) of breach: Monday, August 21, 2017
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Aug 21, 2017, as stated in the letter
"The forensic firm determined on August 21, 2017, that the unauthorized person may have had access to our computer network for several hours before encrypting our computer files."
Days to notice: 86 days from discovery (Aug 21, 2017) to the California record (Nov 15, 2017). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
Offered in the letter: 12 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:17 UTC

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