ZEG – Berlin Center for Epidemiology and Health Research GMBH

ZEG – Berlin Center for Epidemiology and Health Research GMBH notified California AG on Nov 25, 2020 of a data breach, which occurred on Jul 7, 2020. Data exposed: Social Security number, Medical / health information, Name.

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

Organization: ZEG – Berlin Center for Epidemiology and Health Research GMBH
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Nov 25, 2020
Date(s) of breach: Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Medical / health information Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Oct 28, 2020, as stated in the letter
"On October 28, 2020, we determined that one of the impacted servers contained data from the Study mentioned above."
Days to notice: 28 days from discovery (Oct 28, 2020) to the California record (Nov 25, 2020). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Offered in the letter: 24 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:09 UTC

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