The Kroger Co. and its affiliated companies (“Kroger”)

The Kroger Co. and its affiliated companies (“Kroger”) notified California AG on Feb 19, 2021 of a data breach, which occurred on Dec 29, 2020. Data exposed: Medical / health information.

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

Organization: The Kroger Co. and its affiliated companies (“Kroger”)
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Feb 19, 2021
Date(s) of breach: Thursday, December 24, 2020Friday, December 25, 2020Saturday, December 26, 2020Sunday, December 27, 2020Monday, December 28, 2020Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Medical / health information
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Jan 23, 2021, as stated in the letter
"We learned that the Accellion incident impacted Kroger’s files on January 23, 2021, took immediate action, and we discontinued use of Accellion’s services and investigated the scope and impact of the incident."
Days to notice: 27 days from discovery (Jan 23, 2021) to the California record (Feb 19, 2021). 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 16:08 UTC

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