Williams Adams & Company

Williams Adams & Company notified California AG on Sep 8, 2022 of a data breach, which occurred on Jul 28, 2022. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Date of birth, Phone number, Postal address, Name.

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

Organization: Williams Adams & Company
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Sep 8, 2022
Date(s) of breach: Thursday, July 28, 2022
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Financial / bank account Date of birth Phone number Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Jul 28, 2022, as stated in the letter
"On July 28, 2022, we discovered that our network servers were encrypted by an unauthorized user, preventing our firm’s ability to access the network and resulting in a complete operational outage of our system."
Days to notice: 42 days from discovery (Jul 28, 2022) to the California record (Sep 8, 2022). 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 16:01 UTC

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