National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence

National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence notified California AG on Mar 31, 2020 of a data breach, which occurred on Feb 13, 2020. Data exposed: Financial / bank account, Postal address, Name.

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

Organization: National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Mar 31, 2020
Date(s) of breach: Wednesday, December 18, 2019Monday, February 3, 2020Tuesday, February 4, 2020Thursday, February 13, 2020
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Financial / bank account Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Feb 13, 2020, as stated in the letter
"Through this investigation, ASE confirmed on February 13, 2020, that an unauthorized actor placed malicious code on ASE’s checkout page, which could capture customer payment card information when entered on the checkout page for transact..."
Days to notice: 47 days from discovery (Feb 13, 2020) to the California record (Mar 31, 2020). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
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