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Guaranteed Rate, Inc.

Guaranteed Rate, Inc. notified California AG on Jan 12, 2018 of a data breach, which occurred on Oct 2, 2017. Data exposed: Social Security number, Usernames / passwords, Email address, Name.

All 2 filings by Guaranteed Rate, Inc., state by state · Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization
Guaranteed Rate, Inc.
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Jan 12, 2018
Date(s) of breach
Friday, June 9, 2017Monday, October 2, 2017
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Social Security number Usernames / passwords Email address Name
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
Sep 13, 2017, as stated in the letter
"On or around September 13, 2017, Guaranteed Rate confirmed a limited number of company email accounts had been accessed by unknown actors as the result of the phishing attacks."
Days to notice
121 days from discovery (Sep 13, 2017) to the California record (Jan 12, 2018). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
Offered in the letter
24 months of credit or identity monitoring
Third party
The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:15 UTC

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Other filings by Guaranteed Rate, Inc.

OrganizationSourceStateReportedResidents affectedData exposed
Guaranteed Rate, Inc Oregon DOJ OR Jan 12, 2018 187,788 Not stated

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