Foundation Medicine, Inc.

Foundation Medicine, Inc. notified California AG on Mar 13, 2020 of a data breach, which occurred on Jan 14, 2020. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Medical / health information, Date of birth, Usernames / passwords, Email address, Postal address, Name.

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

Organization: Foundation Medicine, Inc.
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Mar 13, 2020
Date(s) of breach: Tuesday, December 17, 2019Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Financial / bank account Medical / health information Date of birth Usernames / passwords Email address Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Jan 14, 2020, as stated in the letter
"On January 14, 2020, FMI learned that an unauthorized user accessed one of our employee’s email accounts ."
Days to notice: 59 days from discovery (Jan 14, 2020) to the California record (Mar 13, 2020). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
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