Latest / California / March 2021
Root Insurance Company
Root Insurance Company notified California AG on Mar 4, 2021 of a data breach, which occurred on Jan 28, 2021. Data exposed: Health insurance, Date of birth.
All 2 filings by Root Insurance Company, state by state · Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)
- Organization
- Root Insurance Company
- Source
- California AG · source record
- Date reported
- Mar 4, 2021
- Date(s) of breach
- Thursday, January 21, 2021Thursday, January 28, 2021
- Residents affected
- Not published by this source
- Data exposed
- Health insurance Date of birth
- Notice letter
- Sample notice (PDF)
- Discovered
- Jan 28, 2021, as stated in the letter"We identified an unusual account creation pattern on January 28, 2021, and now believe that activity began in the week before that date."
- Days to notice
- 35 days from discovery (Jan 28, 2021) to the California record (Mar 4, 2021). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
- Offered in the letter
- 12 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
- First seen by BreachTally
- 2026-10-30 16:08 UTC
Dates and counts as filed by the organization with the agency. The breach window and the report date often differ by months.
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Other filings by Root Insurance Company
| Organization | State | Reported | Residents affected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Root Insurance Company | OR | Feb 25, 2021 | 61,198 |
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