Nakawatase & Kaminsky, CPAs, LLP

Nakawatase & Kaminsky, CPAs, LLP notified California AG on Feb 3, 2017 of a data breach, which occurred on Nov 8, 2016. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Medical / health information, Health insurance, Usernames / passwords, 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: Nakawatase & Kaminsky, CPAs, LLP
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Feb 3, 2017
Date(s) of breach: Monday, October 31, 2016Tuesday, November 1, 2016Saturday, November 5, 2016Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Financial / bank account Medical / health information Health insurance Usernames / passwords Tax ID / EIN / ITIN Phone number Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: January 2017, as stated in the letter
"In January 2017, we confirmed through the use of our forensic information technology investigation firm, Navigant, that the Lacerte tax system we utilize for maintaining and filing tax returns was compromised by an intruder on October 31..."
Days to notice: 87 days from the end of the breach window (Nov 8, 2016, no discovery date in the letter) to the California record (Feb 3, 2017). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Offered in the letter: 12 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:18 UTC

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

Not today? Take the free Monday digest: the week's filings by state and the largest by people affected. Once a week.

Data reproduced from a public government filing. Spot an error? Email support@breachtally.com with the record link. Corrections are applied and noted.