National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc.

National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. notified California AG on Jan 12, 2021 of a data breach, which occurred on Sep 7, 2020. Data exposed: Social Security number, Date of birth, Usernames / passwords, Postal address, Name.

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

Organization: National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc.
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Jan 12, 2021
Date(s) of breach: Monday, August 31, 2020Monday, September 7, 2020
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Date of birth Usernames / passwords Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Sep 7, 2020, as stated in the letter
"On September 7, 2020, NBCC became aware of unusual activity on its network."
Days to notice: 127 days from discovery (Sep 7, 2020) to the California record (Jan 12, 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
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:08 UTC

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