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Five Guys Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries

Five Guys Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries notified California AG on Nov 30, 2018 of a data breach, which occurred on Aug 6, 2018. Data exposed: Email address, Postal address, Name.

All 2 filings by Five Guys Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries, state by state · Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization
Five Guys Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Nov 30, 2018
Date(s) of breach
Wednesday, May 23, 2018Monday, August 6, 2018
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Email address Postal address Name
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
Aug 6, 2018, as stated in the letter
"What Happened On August 6, 2018, we learned that an employee may have fallen victim to a phishing e-mail incident that resulted in unauthorized access to the employee’s e-mail account between May 23, 2018 and August 6, 2018 ."
Days to notice
116 days from discovery (Aug 6, 2018) to the California record (Nov 30, 2018). 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 16:14 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 Five Guys Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries

OrganizationSourceStateReportedResidents affectedData exposed
Five Guys Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries. California AG CA Nov 2, 2018 Not published Social Security numberDate of birthEmail addressPostal address+1

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