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Daniel E. Fitzgerald, CPA

Daniel E. Fitzgerald, CPA notified California AG on May 21, 2024 of a data breach, which occurred on Jan 11, 2024. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Date of birth, 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
Daniel E. Fitzgerald, CPA
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
May 21, 2024
Date(s) of breach
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Social Security number Financial / bank account Date of birth Tax ID / EIN / ITIN Phone number Postal address Name
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
Jan 11, 2024, as stated in the letter
"On January 11, 2024, our office discovered that our office had fallen victim to a ransomware attack and the threat actor had gained unauthorized access to our computer network."
Days to notice
131 days from discovery (Jan 11, 2024) to the California record (May 21, 2024). 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 15:40 UTC

Dates and counts as filed by the organization with the agency. The breach window and the report date often differ by months.

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