McDougall & Sons, Inc.

McDougall & Sons, Inc. notified California AG on Apr 9, 2021 of a data breach, which occurred on Jan 10, 2021. Data exposed: Social Security number, Date of birth.

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

Organization: McDougall & Sons, Inc.
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Apr 9, 2021
Date(s) of breach: Sunday, January 10, 2021
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Date of birth
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Jan 11, 2021, as stated in the letter
"What Happened: On January 11, 2021, McDougall discovered that its systems had been encrypted as a result of a ransomware attack."
Days to notice: 88 days from discovery (Jan 11, 2021) to the California record (Apr 9, 2021). 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
Third party: The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:06 UTC

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