Latest / California / August 2020

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. notified California AG on Aug 28, 2020 of a data breach, which occurred on May 2, 2020. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Medical / health information, Health insurance, Usernames / passwords, Email address, Biometric data, Postal address, Name.

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

Organization
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Aug 28, 2020
Date(s) of breach
Saturday, May 2, 2020
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Social Security number Financial / bank account Medical / health information Health insurance Usernames / passwords Email address Biometric data Postal address Name
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
Jul 24, 2020, as stated in the letter
"On July 24, 2020, the Company learned for the first time that some Company data had been posted on the internet without authorization on July 21."
Days to notice
35 days from discovery (Jul 24, 2020) to the California record (Aug 28, 2020). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
Offered in the letter
24 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:09 UTC

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