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Choice Hotels International, Inc.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. notified California AG on Nov 29, 2019 of a data breach, which occurred on Nov 12, 2019. Data exposed: Financial / bank account, Email address, Postal address, Name.

All 7 filings by Choice Hotels International, Inc., state by state · Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization
Choice Hotels International, Inc.
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Nov 29, 2019
Date(s) of breach
Monday, June 1, 2015Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Financial / bank account Email address Postal address Name
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
Nov 12, 2019, as stated in the letter
"As soon as we identified the scenario that caused this on November 12, 2019, Choice made changes to the code that operates our website to override how Safari responds after a crash."
Days to notice
17 days from discovery (Nov 12, 2019) to the California record (Nov 29, 2019). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Third party
The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:11 UTC

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Other filings by Choice Hotels International, Inc.

OrganizationSourceStateReportedResidents affectedData exposed
Choice Hotels International, Inc. Texas AG TX Feb 20, 2026 2,559 Social Security numberName
Choice Hotels International, Inc. Oregon DOJ OR Feb 19, 2026 24,115 Not stated
Choice Hotels International, Inc. Massachusetts OCABR MA Feb 19, 2026 269 Social Security number
Choice Hotels International, Inc. California AG CA Feb 19, 2026 Not published Social Security numberName
Choice Hotels International, Inc. Oregon DOJ OR Nov 29, 2019 88,295 Not stated
Choice Hotels International California AG CA Apr 26, 2012 Not published In the letter (PDF)

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