Latest / California / November 2017

USA Hoist Company, Inc., Mid-American Elevator Company, Inc., and Mid-American Elevator Equipment Company, Inc.

USA Hoist Company, Inc., Mid-American Elevator Company, Inc., and Mid-American Elevator Equipment Company, Inc. notified California AG on Nov 20, 2017 of a data breach, which occurred on Oct 17, 2017. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Health insurance, Postal address.

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

Organization
USA Hoist Company, Inc., Mid-American Elevator Company, Inc., and Mid-American Elevator Equipment Company, Inc.
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Nov 20, 2017
Date(s) of breach
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Social Security number Financial / bank account Health insurance Postal address
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
Oct 17, 2017, as stated in the letter
"MAIL [INSERT NAME] Notice of Data Breach We are contacting you because we have learned of a data security breach that occurred on or about Tuesday, October 17, 2017, that involved some of your personal information."
Days to notice
34 days from discovery (Oct 17, 2017) to the California record (Nov 20, 2017). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
Third party
The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:17 UTC

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