Latest / California / March 2021
Western Union Financial Services, Inc.
Western Union Financial Services, Inc. notified California AG on Mar 17, 2021 of a data breach, which occurred on Dec 24, 2020.
All 3 filings by Western Union Financial Services, Inc., state by state · Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)
- Organization
- Western Union Financial Services, Inc.
- Source
- California AG · source record
- Date reported
- Mar 17, 2021
- Date(s) of breach
- Thursday, December 24, 2020
- Residents affected
- Not published by this source
- Data exposed
- Not stated in the source listing
- Notice letter
- Sample notice (PDF)
- Discovered
- Jan 23, 2021, as stated in the letter"According to Kroger, it learned of this unauthorized access on January 23, 2021."
- Days to notice
- 53 days from discovery (Jan 23, 2021) to the California record (Mar 17, 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 16:07 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 Western Union Financial Services, Inc.
| Organization | State | Reported | Residents affected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Union Financial Services | OR | Dec 27, 2016 | Not published |
| Western Union Financial Services, Inc., on behalf of itself and its applicable subsidiaries | CA | Dec 20, 2016 | Not published |
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