Acuity Brands, Inc.

Acuity Brands, Inc. notified California AG on Dec 6, 2022 of a data breach, which occurred on Dec 8, 2021. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Medical / health information, Name.

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

Organization: Acuity Brands, Inc.
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Dec 6, 2022
Date(s) of breach: Tuesday, October 6, 2020Wednesday, October 7, 2020Tuesday, December 7, 2021Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Financial / bank account Medical / health information Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Dec 7, 2021, as stated in the letter
"On December 7, 2021, we identified a data security incident, immediately took steps to secure our systems, and worked with a third-party cybersecurity firm to conduct a thorough investigation."
Days to notice: 364 days from discovery (Dec 7, 2021) to the California record (Dec 6, 2022). 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
Third party: The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:00 UTC

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