BioTel Heart (a trade name under which both CardioNet, LLC and LifeWatch, Inc. operate)

BioTel Heart (a trade name under which both CardioNet, LLC and LifeWatch, Inc. operate) notified California AG on Mar 26, 2021 of a data breach, which occurred on Aug 9, 2020. Data exposed: Social Security number, Medical / health information, Health insurance, Date of birth, Name.

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

Organization: BioTel Heart (a trade name under which both CardioNet, LLC and LifeWatch, Inc. operate)
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Mar 26, 2021
Date(s) of breach: Sunday, August 9, 2020
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Medical / health information Health insurance Date of birth Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Jan 28, 2021, as stated in the letter
"On January 28, 2021, we discovered that a vendor failed to secure certain information about you that was stored online."
Days to notice: 57 days from discovery (Jan 28, 2021) to the California record (Mar 26, 2021). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
Third party: The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:06 UTC

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