Latest / California / August 2018

Bank of the West

Bank of the West notified California AG on Aug 20, 2018 of a data breach, which occurred on Mar 2, 2018. Data exposed: Social Security number, Name.

All 6 filings by Bank of the West, state by state · Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization
Bank of the West
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Aug 20, 2018
Date(s) of breach
Friday, March 2, 2018
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Social Security number Name
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
Mar 2, 2018, as stated in the letter
"On March 2, 2018, we were notified of a security incident that occurred at one of our contracted service providers who furnishes Bank of the West with business data analysis services relating to our business banking customers."
Days to notice
171 days from discovery (Mar 2, 2018) to the California record (Aug 20, 2018). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
Offered in the letter
credit or identity monitoring through Experian
Third party
The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:14 UTC

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

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Other filings by Bank of the West

OrganizationSourceStateReportedResidents affectedData exposed
Bank of the West California AG CA Jun 23, 2022 Not published Financial / bank accountPostal addressName
Bank of the West California AG CA Apr 5, 2019 Not published Financial / bank accountName
Bank of the West California AG CA May 24, 2017 Not published In the letter (PDF)
Bank of the West California AG CA Jul 16, 2014 Not published Social Security numberFinancial / bank accountUsernames / passwordsEmail address+3
Bank of the West California AG CA Feb 5, 2014 Not published Social Security numberUsernames / passwordsEmail addressPhone number+2

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