Latest / California / January 2021

Direct Energy LP, together with its affiliates First Choice Power, LLC and Home Warranty of America, Inc.

Direct Energy LP, together with its affiliates First Choice Power, LLC and Home Warranty of America, Inc. notified California AG on Jan 21, 2021 of a data breach, which occurred on Nov 3, 2020. Data exposed: Financial / bank account.

All 2 filings by Direct Energy LP, together with its affiliates First Choice Power, LLC and Home Warranty of America, Inc., state by state · Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization
Direct Energy LP, together with its affiliates First Choice Power, LLC and Home Warranty of America, Inc.
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Jan 21, 2021
Date(s) of breach
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Financial / bank account
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
Nov 3, 2020, as stated in the letter
"What Happened: On November 3, 2020, we were notified of a data security incident that occurred at one of our data analytics vendors, which involved some of [EXTRA1]’s customer information."
Days to notice
79 days from discovery (Nov 3, 2020) to the California record (Jan 21, 2021). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
Offered in the letter
24 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
Third party
The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:08 UTC

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Other filings by Direct Energy LP, together with its affiliates First Choice Power, LLC and Home Warranty of America, Inc.

OrganizationSourceStateReportedResidents affectedData exposed
Direct Energy LP, together with its affiliates First Choice Power, LLC and Home Warranty of America, Inc. California AG CA Jul 12, 2021 Not published Social Security numberDriver's license / state IDFinancial / bank accountDate of birth+6

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